Meanings
comparative more soothing · superlative most soothing
- Giving relief.
a soothing ointment
plural soothings
- The act by which somebody is soothed.
There are moments when the brightest minds prefer the soothings of sympathy to all the brilliance of wit, as he that is in need of repose, selects a bed of feathers, rather than of flints.
1823, Charles Caleb Colton, (Please provide the book title or journal name)1 more example
I'll take you to the highest mountain To the depths of the deepest sea And we won't need a map, believe me Now let my body do the moving And let my hands do the soothing Let me show you the world in my eyes
1990, “World in My Eyes”, in Violator, performed by Depeche Mode
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveTending to soothe or mollify.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveaffording physical relief
adjectivefreeing from fear and anxiety
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek ἤπιος
- ἤπιος (ḗpios)Tending to soothe
Bulgarian успокояващ, облекчаващ
- успокояващ (uspokojavašt)Tending to soothe
- облекчаващ (oblekčavašt)Giving relief
- успокояващ (uspokojavašt)Freeing from fear or anxiety
Czech konejšící, uklidňující
- konejšícíTending to soothe
- uklidňujícíTending to soothe
- konejšivýGiving relief
- uklidňujícíFreeing from fear or anxiety
Danish lindrende, beroligende
- lindrendeGiving relief
- beroligendeFreeing from fear or anxiety
Dutch verzachtend, geruststellend
- verzachtendGiving relief
- geruststellendFreeing from fear or anxiety
Finnish rauhoittava, tyynnyttävä
- rauhoittavaTending to soothe
- tyynnyttäväTending to soothe
- helpottavaGiving relief
- lievittäväGiving relief
- rauhoittavaFreeing from fear or anxiety
- tyynnyttäväFreeing from fear or anxiety
French apaisant, pacifiant
- apaisantTending to soothe
- pacifiantTending to soothe
- rassurantTending to soothe
- apaisantGiving relief
- apaisantFreeing from fear or anxiety
German erleichternd, lindernd
- erleichterndGiving relief
- linderndGiving relief
- beruhigendFreeing from fear or anxiety
Hungarian megnyugtató
- megnyugtatóFreeing from fear or anxiety
Italian calmante, calmante
- calmanteTending to soothe
- calmanteFreeing from fear or anxiety
Latin dēlēnificus
- dēlēnificusTending to soothe
Māori mamahutanga
- mamahutangaThe act or occasion by which somebody is soothed.
Polish uspokajający, kojący
- uspokajającyTending to soothe
- kojącyGiving relief
- uspokajającyGiving relief
Portuguese aliviante, tranquilizante
- alivianteGiving relief
- tranquilizanteFreeing from fear or anxiety
Russian успокаивающий
- успокаивающий (uspokaivajuščij)Tending to soothe
Spanish serenante, aserenante
- serenanteTending to soothe
- aserenanteTending to soothe
- serenadorTending to soothe
- desenconanteGiving relief
- serenanteFreeing from fear or anxiety
- aserenanteFreeing from fear or anxiety
- serenadorFreeing from fear or anxiety
Swedish rogivande, lugnande
- rogivandeTending to soothe
- lugnandeTending to soothe
- lindrandeGiving relief
- lättandeGiving relief
- lugnandeFreeing from fear or anxiety
Welsh esmwythydd, esmwythydd
- esmwythyddTending to soothe
- esmwythyddGiving relief
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
soothing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soothing
“soothing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soothing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soothing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soothing.
Source: soothing on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.