Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soothsaying

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
sooth-say-ing
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of foretelling the future.

verb

present participle and gerund of soothsay

Etymology

From sooth (“truth”) + saying.

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What does soothsaying mean?
A method of foretelling the future.
Where does soothsaying come from?
From sooth (“truth”) + saying.

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