soothfast

sooth·fast

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sooth-fast, -fahst]
- /ˈsuθˌfæst, -ˌfɑst/
- /sˈuːθfast/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sooth-fast, -fahst]
- /ˈsuθˌfæst, -ˌfɑst/

Definitions of soothfast word

adjective soothfast based on the truth; true. 1
adjective soothfast truthful; veracious. 1
adjective soothfast truthful 0
adjective soothfast loyal; true 0
adjective soothfast truthful or loyal 0
adjective soothfast true or real 0

See all 6 definitions of soothfast

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Origin of soothfast

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English sothfast, Old English sōthfæst. See sooth, fast1

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Parts of speech for Soothfast

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Soothfast

soothfast popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

soothfast usage trend in Literature

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