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Meaning of "forsooth" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FORSOOTH

Old English forsōth.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FORSOOTH

forsooth  [fəˈsuːθ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORSOOTH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forsooth is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES FORSOOTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of forsooth in the English dictionary

The definition of forsooth in the dictionary is in truth; indeed.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORSOOTH


Bluetooth
ˈbluːˌtuːθ
bucktooth
ˈbʌkˌtuːθ
couth
kuːθ
dogtooth
ˈdɒɡˌtuːθ
drouth
druːθ
Duluth
dəˈluːθ
insooth
ɪnˈsuːθ
ruth
ruːθ
sawtooth
ˈsɔːˌtuːθ
sleuth
sluːθ
snaggletooth
ˈsnæɡəlˌtuːθ
sooth
suːθ
strewth
struːθ
tolbooth
ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ
tollbooth
ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ
tooth
tuːθ
truth
truːθ
uncouth
ʌnˈkuːθ
untruth
ʌnˈtruːθ
youth
juːθ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORSOOTH

forsake
forsaken
forsakenly
forsakenness
forsaker
forsay
forslack
forslow
forsook
forspeak
forspend
forspent
forspoke
forspoken
Forster
forsterite
forswatt
forswear
forswearer
forswink

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORSOOTH

baby tooth
back tooth
booth
long in the tooth
milk tooth
phone booth
photo booth
polling booth
projection booth
satin-smooth
smooth
supersmooth
sweet tooth
telephone booth
ticket booth
two-tooth
ultrasmooth
unsmooth
voting booth
wisdom tooth

Synonyms and antonyms of forsooth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «forsooth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORSOOTH

Find out the translation of forsooth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of forsooth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forsooth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

当真
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en verdad
570 millions of speakers

English

forsooth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

forsooth
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

forsooth
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поверь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

forsooth
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তখনও কি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en vérité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sebaliknya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fürwahr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

forsooth
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

forsooth
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Forsooth
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

forsooth
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

त्यामुळेच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hakikaten
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

forsooth
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zaiste
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

-adevăr
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

forsooth
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

forsooth
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

forsooth
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sannelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forsooth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORSOOTH»

The term «forsooth» is normally little used and occupies the 136.952 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORSOOTH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «forsooth» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «forsooth» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forsooth

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORSOOTH»

Discover the use of forsooth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forsooth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Inspector Forsooth's Mini-Mysteries
Luke Haynes spends the summer with his uncle, Inspector Forsooth, an Internet detective, and together they solve mysteries and crimes throughout their beach vacation.
Derrick Niederman, 2009
2
Inspector Forsooth's Whodunits
Presents twelve stories, each with a question and answer section at the end to help solve the mysteries, and provides answers at the back of the book.
Derrick Niederman, Matt LaFleur, 1999
3
The Reign of Truth and Faith: Epistemic Expressions in 16th ...
Chapter 5 Forsooth 5.1 Introduction to forsooth (1) After every word ... they come with yes forsooth, and no forsooth. (Carpenter 1642 OED) Forsooth23, is one of a number of the now obsolete English exclamatory or adverbial expressions ...
Helen Bromhead, 2009
4
A Concordance to the Poems of Robert Browning
Ply thee with spells, forsooth! What need of spells? 283.28 Druses 5.167 — He's out of your good graces, since forsooth, . . 291.6 A Blot 1.2.163 They've heard of this Prince Berthold; and, forsooth, 312.9 Colombe 2.37 Her wits to yours, ...
5
The Complete Concordance to Shakspeare: Being a Verbal Index ...
3 earth to the like forsworn AumcrleJIi'i-hard II. iv. I I here forget al former riefs ..... . . . - v. 4 and forsooth. to search his house for -- iii. 3 have forsworn his corn ny hourly. .I Ilcnryll'. i1. 2 this similation is not as t e fortner. Turth Night, ii. 3 forsooth, I ...
‎1845
6
Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the ...
Forsooth, quoth the Boy, Rethorick. lust, quoth the old man, another fine peece of learning to teach a lewd minde to paint out a false tale with faire words : but what more ? Forsooth, quoth the Boy, the next was Naturall Philosophy. What, quoth ...
‎1867
7
Collectanea anglo-poetica: or, A bibliographical and ...
Logick, quoth the old man, a vengeance on it ; what should you doe with it, an onely cunning of wit to play the knaue with a plaine meaning ; a proper trick of treason to maintaine a lye against truth. Well, what next? Forsooth, quoth the Boy,  ...
Chetham Society, Thomas Corser, James Crossley, 1867
8
Delphi Complete Works of Ben Jonson (Illustrated)
A place, forsooth,Ido want a place; I would have a good place to see my child act in before the king and queen's majesties, God bless 'em, tonight. Christmas. Why, here is no place for you. Venus. I was to comein, andI would havecome in, ...
Ben Jonson, 2013
9
Works: Collated with all the former editions, and corrected ...
A place, forsooth, I do want a place : I would have a good place, to see my child act in before the king and queen's majesties (God bless 'em) to-night. Chr. Why, here is no place for you. Ven. Right, forsooth, I am Cupid's mother, Cupid's own ...
Ben Jonson, 1756
10
A History of Indian Literature
Give me that knowledge, O Lord, which you possess.' — Yajflavalkya spoke, ' Dear, indeed, you are to us and lovingly do you speak; come, sit down, I will explain to you; but you take note of what I tell you.' And he spoke, 'Forsooth, not for the ...
Moriz Winternitz, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORSOOTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forsooth is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Forsooth! A visit to Camp Shakespeare EXTREME
What did you do during your last trip to summer camp? Maybe a little canoeing or making s'mores around the campfire? Some youngsters ... «Alabama Public Radio, Jul 15»
2
On writing steampunk
You start using words like “sedulous” and “forsooth” and “dudgeon,” (which, you realize, rhymes with “gudgeon,” an unattractive, blunt-headed ... «Boing Boing, Jul 15»
3
Anthony Head Wants Doctor Who Return for Mr Finch
Forsooth, forsooth, and rightly so sir! LET IT BE DONE! And let us have the shooty dog thing as well! The krillitanes and their intrepid master ... «Doctor Who UK Webzine, Jul 15»
4
Toy News Tuesday: Heroes Come In All Sizes
A Diamond Select Toys release! Forsooth, the Odinson approacheth! Capturing Marvel's God of Thunder in all his 1970s glory, this retro-style ... «Science Fiction, Jun 15»
5
Under the Star: The best things about living in Roanoke
We haven't lost our accents, even if there are some words we don't say any more (like 'forsooth'), but ours is no longer the only accent in town. «Roanoke Times, Jun 15»
6
Sex in the sanctuary
(Flutters around her and perches on her other side) Forsooth! Thou art hotter than red chilli peppers in the blistering sun from here and maketh ... «Hindu Business Line, Jun 15»
7
Is there reign in forecast for Golden State?
Forsooth and furthermore ... •If any other player said this, it would sound like a cliche. But considering the source, it gets your attention when ... «SFGate, Jun 15»
8
Spoiler alert: This article contains Game of Thrones season final …
Forsooth! Maybe that flashback meant there was at last some good news for clan Stark! At the end of the episode, Snow, who had quipped he ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
9
Impartial reporting? There's no such thing.
Forsooth, woman, but an ague hath befell me and I must away to the new apothecary, pausing only at the new inn and the new privy." ... «expressandstar.com, Jun 15»
10
Mother, father, child: the best formula so far
Soothsayer forsooth! Commenter: Trev; Date and time: Wed Jun 10 23:41:32 UTC 2015. Kingston - the only thing which will strengthen ... «The Age, Jun 15»

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