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1 Soothing
adv.P. and V. ἤπιος, V. κηλητήριος, θελκτήριος.Soothing pain: V. παυσίλυπος, νώδυνος.The soothing power of my tongue: V. γλώσσης ἐμῆς μείλιγμα (Æsch., Eum. 886).Sweet soothing power of sleep: V. ὦ φίλον ὕπνου θέλγητρον (Eur., Or. 211).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Soothing
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2 soothing
adjective καταπραϋντικός -
3 gargle
(to wash the throat eg with a soothing liquid, by letting the liquid lie in the throat and breathing out against it.) κάνω γαργάρα -
4 lotion
['ləuʃən](a liquid for soothing or cleaning the skin: hand-lotion.) λοσιόν -
5 sedative
['sedətiv]noun, adjective ((a medicine, drug etc) having a soothing or calming effect: This medicine will have a sedative effect.) καταπραϋντικό(ς),ηρεμιστικό(ς) -
6 soothe
[su:ð]1) (to calm, comfort or quieten (a person, his feelings etc): She was so upset that it took half an hour to soothe her.) ηρεμώ2) (to ease (pain etc): The medicine soothed the child's toothache.) καταπραϋνω•- soothing- soothingly -
7 Appeasement
subs.Soothing: P. κήλησις, ἡ (Plat.), παραμυθία, ἡ (Plat.).Something that soothes: V. θελκτήριον, τό, μείλιγμα, τό, θέλγητρον, τό; see Propitiation.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Appeasement
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8 Bewitching
adj.Soothing: V. θελκτήριος, κηλητήριος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Bewitching
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9 Captivating
adj.Soothing: V. θελκτήριος, κηλητήριος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Captivating
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10 Lulling
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Lulling
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11 Ravishing
adj.Soothing: V. κηλητήριος, θελκτήριος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Ravishing
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12 Ravishment
subs.Soothing enchantment: P. κήλησις, ἡ.Outrage, rape: P. ὕβρις, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Ravishment
См. также в других словарях:
Soothing — Sooth ing, a. & n. from {Soothe}, v. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soothing — index medicinal, mitigation, mollification, narcotic, palliative (abating), placid, remedial Burto … Law dictionary
soothing — 1590s, “flattering,” from prp. of SOOTHE (Cf. soothe). Sense of “mollifying” is from 1746. Related: Soothingly … Etymology dictionary
soothing — [adj] comforting alleviating, calming, consolatory, consoling, easing, mollifying, pacifying, palliative, reassuring, relaxing, relieving, remedying, softening, tranquilizing, warming; concept 529 … New thesaurus
soothing — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, sound ▪ Her touch felt wonderfully soothing. ADVERB ▪ very, wonderfully ▪ … Collocations dictionary
soothing — soothingly, adv. soothingness, n. /sooh dhing/, adj. 1. that soothes: a soothing voice. 2. tending to assuage pain: a soothing cough syrup. [1590 1600; SOOTHE + ING2] * * * … Universalium
soothing — adjective /ˈsuːðɪŋ/ a) Tending to soothe. soothing music b) Giving relief. a soothing ointment … Wiktionary
Soothing — Soothe Soothe (s[=oo][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soothed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Soothing}.] [Originally, to assent to as true; OE. so[eth]ien to verify, AS. ges[=o][eth]ian to prove the truth of, to bear witness. See {Sooth}, a.] 1. To assent to as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soothing — adjective Date: 1700 tending to soothe; also having a sedative effect < soothing syrup > • soothingly adverb • soothingness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Soothing — Bringing comfort, solace, reassurance, peace, composure, quietude. To soothe is to allay, balm, becalm, calm, compose, lull, quiet, settle, still, or tranquilize. In medicine, an agent that is soothing is called a demulcent … Medical dictionary
soothing — sooth•ing [[t]ˈsu ðɪŋ[/t]] adj. cvb tending to soothe: a soothing voice[/ex] • Etymology: 1590–1600 sooth′ing•ly, adv. sooth′ing•ness, n … From formal English to slang