soft-centredsoft-centeredadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɒf(t)ˈsɛntəd/, U.S.

/ˌsɔf(t)ˈsɛn(t)ərd/,

/ˌsɑf(t)ˈsɛn(t)ərd/

Forms: see soft centre n. and -ed suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: soft centre n., -ed suffix²; soft adj., centre n.¹, -ed suffix².

Etymology: Partly (in sense 1) < soft centre n. + -ed suffix², and partly (in sense 2) < soft adj. + centre n.¹ + -ed suffix².

1. Of a chocolate or other confection: having a soft centre.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [adjective] > chocolate > qualities of chocolates

soft centre1904

soft-centred1918

1918 Pop. Mech. Mag. Apr. 563/2 Chocolate creams, fudge, and all soft-centered candy fares almost as badly in transit as roast turkey.

1931 Winnipeg Free Press 18 Dec. 21/8 Jellies and hard and soft centred chocolates.

1970 C. Wood Terrible Hard viii. 110 A soft-centred milk chocolate.

2012 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 21 Apr. 17 This is a romantic comedy, after all—as sweet as a box of soft-centred chocolate creams.

a. Essentially weak, vulnerable, or sentimental in nature. Usually somewhat depreciative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > [adjective] > specifically of persons or their attitudes

soft-centred1935

soft centre1973

society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [adjective] > qualities of works generally

wateryc1230

polite?a1500

meagre1539

over-laboured1579

bald1589

spiritless1592

light1597

meretricious1633

standing1661

effectual1662

airy1664

severe1665

correct1676

enervatea1704

free1728

classic1743

academic1752

academical1752

chaste1753

nerveless1763

epic1769

crude1786

effective1790

creative1791

soulless1794

mannered1796

manneristical1830

manneristic1837

subjective1840

inartisticala1849

abstract1857

inartistic1859

literary1900

period1905

atmospheric1908

dateless1908

atmosphered1920

non-naturalistic1925

self-indulgent1926

free-styled1933

soft-centred1935

freestyle1938

pseudish1938

decadent1942

post-human1944

kitschy1946

faux-naïf1958

spare1965

society > leisure > the arts > literature > [adjective] > specific types of literature > sentimental

sentimental1765

soft-centred1935

1935 C. Day Lewis in Left Rev. July 399 It will remain the old, unregenerate, soft-centred bourgeois, masquerading in a red tie, getting a cheap sensation.

1957 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Nov. 674/4 Like his attack on the Monarchy his attachment to Socialism is essentially emotional and soft-centred.

1973 Art Internat. Mar. 57/1 His resulting paintings..proved to be simply a murky, soft-centered brand of Cubism.

2009 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 2 Aug. (Seven section) 42 We all liked the countryside but we hated the kind of soft-centred dramas that you usually get: Heartbeat territory.

b. Having a fundamentally compassionate or kind nature, in spite of appearing tough or abrasive on the exterior.

ΚΠ

1937 Scribner's Commentator Feb. 127/1 The story is a maudlin little nosegay about a little Southern war baby orphan boy and his hard-shelled but soft-centered Yankee grandmother.

1963 Times 7 Mar. 15/3 Like all nice Cockney Jewish characters, Harryboy is soft-centred.

2003 Morning Star (Nexis) 20 Jan. 9 Working alongside her NYPD partner, the tough talking, soft-centred Detective Mike Chapman.

Derivatives

soft-ˈcentredness n. sentimentality.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > [noun]

sentiment1747

sentimentality1770

mawkishness1796

sensiblerie1815

sentimentalism1818

sloppiness1828

morbidezza1833

milk-and-wateriness1834

maudlin1838

soothing syrup1839

emotionalism1846

stickiness1864

slop1866

mushiness1868

saccharinity1868

sympatheticism1884

hearts and flowers1911

lovey-doveyness1923

schmaltz1934

goop1950

goo1951

schmaltziness1953

gloop1957

cheesiness1963

soupiness1963

soft-centredness1967

soppiness1974

1967 Guardian 10 Apr. 6/6 The critics..began to note..a soft-centredness about Britain, a complacency, a reluctance to scrap and build.

1981 Economist 28 Nov. 47/1 A mixture of Saudi soft-centredness, Arab pettiness and Syrian bloody-mindedness has led the Arabs to miss a rare opportunity.

2000 Independent (Nexis) 5 Mar. 6 If you are a sentimentalist you may well find Side Man heart-wrenching. It appeals to our soft-centredness rather than our sense of truth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	soft-centred
释义	soft-centredsoft-centeredadj. Brit. /ˌsɒf(t)ˈsɛntəd/, U.S. /ˌsɔf(t)ˈsɛn(t)ərd/, /ˌsɑf(t)ˈsɛn(t)ərd/ Forms: see soft centre n. and -ed suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: soft centre n., -ed suffix²; soft adj., centre n.¹, -ed suffix². Etymology: Partly (in sense 1) < soft centre n. + -ed suffix², and partly (in sense 2) < soft adj. + centre n.¹ + -ed suffix². 1. Of a chocolate or other confection: having a soft centre. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [adjective] > chocolate > qualities of chocolates soft centre1904 soft-centred1918 1918 Pop. Mech. Mag. Apr. 563/2 Chocolate creams, fudge, and all soft-centered candy fares almost as badly in transit as roast turkey. 1931 Winnipeg Free Press 18 Dec. 21/8 Jellies and hard and soft centred chocolates. 1970 C. Wood Terrible Hard viii. 110 A soft-centred milk chocolate. 2012 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 21 Apr. 17 This is a romantic comedy, after all—as sweet as a box of soft-centred chocolate creams. 2. a. Essentially weak, vulnerable, or sentimental in nature. Usually somewhat depreciative. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > [adjective] > specifically of persons or their attitudes soft-centred1935 soft centre1973 society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [adjective] > qualities of works generally wateryc1230 polite?a1500 meagre1539 over-laboured1579 bald1589 spiritless1592 light1597 meretricious1633 standing1661 effectual1662 airy1664 severe1665 correct1676 enervatea1704 free1728 classic1743 academic1752 academical1752 chaste1753 nerveless1763 epic1769 crude1786 effective1790 creative1791 soulless1794 mannered1796 manneristical1830 manneristic1837 subjective1840 inartisticala1849 abstract1857 inartistic1859 literary1900 period1905 atmospheric1908 dateless1908 atmosphered1920 non-naturalistic1925 self-indulgent1926 free-styled1933 soft-centred1935 freestyle1938 pseudish1938 decadent1942 post-human1944 kitschy1946 faux-naïf1958 spare1965 society > leisure > the arts > literature > [adjective] > specific types of literature > sentimental sentimental1765 soft-centred1935 1935 C. Day Lewis in Left Rev. July 399 It will remain the old, unregenerate, soft-centred bourgeois, masquerading in a red tie, getting a cheap sensation. 1957 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Nov. 674/4 Like his attack on the Monarchy his attachment to Socialism is essentially emotional and soft-centred. 1973 Art Internat. Mar. 57/1 His resulting paintings..proved to be simply a murky, soft-centered brand of Cubism. 2009 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 2 Aug. (Seven section) 42 We all liked the countryside but we hated the kind of soft-centred dramas that you usually get: Heartbeat territory. b. Having a fundamentally compassionate or kind nature, in spite of appearing tough or abrasive on the exterior. ΚΠ 1937 Scribner's Commentator Feb. 127/1 The story is a maudlin little nosegay about a little Southern war baby orphan boy and his hard-shelled but soft-centered Yankee grandmother. 1963 Times 7 Mar. 15/3 Like all nice Cockney Jewish characters, Harryboy is soft-centred. 2003 Morning Star (Nexis) 20 Jan. 9 Working alongside her NYPD partner, the tough talking, soft-centred Detective Mike Chapman. Derivatives soft-ˈcentredness n. sentimentality. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > [noun] sentiment1747 sentimentality1770 mawkishness1796 sensiblerie1815 sentimentalism1818 sloppiness1828 morbidezza1833 milk-and-wateriness1834 maudlin1838 soothing syrup1839 emotionalism1846 stickiness1864 slop1866 mushiness1868 saccharinity1868 sympatheticism1884 hearts and flowers1911 lovey-doveyness1923 schmaltz1934 goop1950 goo1951 schmaltziness1953 gloop1957 cheesiness1963 soupiness1963 soft-centredness1967 soppiness1974 1967 Guardian 10 Apr. 6/6 The critics..began to note..a soft-centredness about Britain, a complacency, a reluctance to scrap and build. 1981 Economist 28 Nov. 47/1 A mixture of Saudi soft-centredness, Arab pettiness and Syrian bloody-mindedness has led the Arabs to miss a rare opportunity. 2000 Independent (Nexis) 5 Mar. 6 If you are a sentimentalist you may well find Side Man heart-wrenching. It appeals to our soft-centredness rather than our sense of truth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1918
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