assuasive, soothing
(adjective) freeing from fear and anxiety
soothing
(adjective) affording physical relief; “a soothing ointment for her sunburn”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
soothing (comparative more soothing, superlative most soothing)
Tending to soothe.
Giving relief.
Freeing from fear or anxiety.
soothing
present participle of soothe
soothing (plural soothings)
The act by which somebody is soothed.
• hootings, shooting
Source: Wiktionary
Sooth"ing, a. & n.
Definition: from Soothe, v.
Soothe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Soothed; p. pr. & vb. n. Soothing.] Etym: [Originally, to assent to as true; OE. so to verify, AS. ges to prove the truth of, to bear witness. See Sooth, a.]
1. To assent to as true. [Obs.] Testament of Love.
2. To assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to flatter. Good, my lord, soothe him, let him take the fellow. Shak. I've tried the force of every reason on him, Soothed and caressed, been angry, soothed again. Addison.
3. To assuage; to mollify; to calm; to comfort; as, to soothe a crying child; to soothe one's sorrows. Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. Congreve. Though the sound of Fame May for a moment soothe, it can not slake The fever of vain longing. Byron.
Syn.
– To soften; assuage; allay; compose; mollify; tranquilize; pacify; mitigate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 May 2025
(adjective) (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; “a sharp photographic image”; “the sharp crack of a twig”; “the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot”
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