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softness
soft S0536000 (sôft, sŏft)adj. soft·er, soft·est 1. a. Yielding readily to pressure or weight: a soft melon; a soft pillow.b. Easily molded, cut, or worked: soft wood.c. Sports Not tense and therefore capable of absorbing the impact of a ball or puck and of catching, receiving, or controlling it: a receiver with soft hands.2. Out of condition; flabby: got soft sitting at a desk all day.3. Smooth or fine to the touch: a soft fabric; soft fur.4. a. Not loud, harsh, or irritating: a soft voice.b. Not brilliant or glaring; subdued: soft colors.5. Not sharply drawn or delineated: soft charcoal shading; a scene filmed in soft focus.6. Mild; balmy: a soft breeze.7. a. Tender or affectionate: a soft glance.b. Attracted or emotionally involved: He has been soft on her for years.c. Not stern; lenient: a coach who was soft on his players.d. Lacking strength of character; weak: too soft for the pressure of being a spy.e. Informal Simple-minded or foolish: He's soft in the head.8. a. Not demanding or difficult; easy: a soft job.b. Based on conciliation or compromise: took a soft line toward their opponents.c. Gradually declining in trend; not firm: a soft economy; a soft computer market.d. Sports Scored on a shot that the goalie should have blocked: a soft goal.9. Informal and entertaining without confronting difficult issues or hard facts: limited the discussion to soft topics.10. Using or based on data that is not readily quantifiable or amenable to experimental verification or refutation: The lawyer downplayed the soft evidence.11. Softcore.12. Being a turn in a specific direction at an angle less acute than other possible routes: a soft right.13. Of or relating to a paper currency as distinct from a hard currency backed by gold.14. Having low dissolved mineral content: soft water.15. a. Nonalcoholic.b. Nonaddictive or mildly addictive. Used of certain drugs.16. Having a low or lower power of penetration: soft x-rays.17. Linguistics a. Sibilant rather than guttural, as c in certain and g in gem.b. Voiced and weakly articulated: a soft consonant.c. Palatalized, as certain consonants in Slavic languages.18. Unprotected against or vulnerable to attack: a soft target.adv. In a soft manner; gently.
[Middle English, pleasant, calm, from Old English sōfte.]
soft′ly adv.soft′ness n.softness (ˈsɒftnɪs) n1. the quality or an instance of being soft2. (Metallurgy) metallurgy the tendency of a metal to distort easily. See brittleness2, toughness2Softness - Feels like walking on velvet —Slogan, Clinton Carpet Co.
- Flabby as an empty sack —Luigi Pirandello
- Flabby as a sponge —Guy de Maupassant
- (Arm … ) flabby as butter —Katherine Mansfield
- Fluffy as thistledown —William Humphrey
- (When I reached out to touch it, it) gave like a rubber duck —T. Coraghessan Boyle
- Gentle as a pigeon’s sound —Stephen Vincent Benét
- (Squeezed the trigger as) gently as a bee touching down to drink from a cowslip —Donald Seaman
- Gone limp as a bath towel —T. Coraghessan Boyle
- Graceful as Venetian quill strokes —Clarence Major
- Lank as a ghost —William Wordsworth
- [A chocolate bar] limp as a slab of bacon —Margaret Atwood
- Limp as calamari —Ira Wood
- (Paper bags as) limp as cloth —Alice McDermott
- (Arms) limp as old carrots —Anne Sexton
- (The potted palms were) limp as old money —George Garrett
- Looks soft as darkness folded on itself —Babette Deutsch
- Soft and scented as a damask rose —Vita Sackville-West
- Soft and silky as a kitten’s purr —Slogan, Alfred Decker Society Brand clothes
- (You are) soft as a bean curd —John Hersey
- (The rock was as white and as) soft as a bed —Vladimir Nabokov
- Soft as a bowl of jello —Anon
- [A distant ridge] soft as a cloud —William Wordsworth
- (Love’s twilight hours) soft … as a fairy’s moan —John Greenleaf Whittier
- Soft as a fat woman without a girdle —Anon
- (Humble love in me would look for no return) soft as a guiding star that cheers, but cannot burn —William Wordsworth
- (Cheeks) soft as a hound’s ear —Theodore Roethke
- Soft as a kitten’s ear —Slogan used for both Hews & Potter belts and Spiegel Neckwear ties
- Soft as a marshmallow —Anon
Used primarily to imply a kind nature. “Soft as mush” is a common variation. - (His touch was) soft as an airbrush —Molly Giles
- Soft as angel hair —Susan Richards Shreve
- (Snow) soft as a young girl’s skin —F. D. Reeve
- (Waves looked) soft as carded wool —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Soft as fleece —Stephen Vincent Benét
- Soft as linen —Hayden Carruth
The simile, which describes a stone, continues with another: “And flows like wax.” A slight twist gave Scott tissues its “Soft as old linen” slogan. - Soft as lips that laugh —Algernon Charles Swinburne
- Soft as love —Hallie Burnett
- (Heartbeat) soft as snow on high snow falling —Daniel Berrigan
- (Her cheeks were … ) soft as suet —Raymond Chandler
- Soft as the thighs of women —W. D. Snodgrass
- Soft as the west-wind’s sigh —W. S. Gilbert
This form of the west-wind comparison comes from Ruddigore. Using the qualitative comparison form, “Softer than it” dates back to the poet Shelley. - Soft as yesterday’s ice cream —James Lee Burke
- Soft as young down —William Shakespeare
- Softening like pats of butter —John Updike
In Updike’s story Made in Heaven, the comparison refers to the softening light in windows he describes as golden. - (You are) soft like a shower of water —William H. Gass
- Soft, like a strokable cat —Beryl Markham
- Soft to the touch as a handful of yarn —Jessamyn West
- [Bodies] wobbly as custard —Alice Munro
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | softness - the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or moldedconsistency, eubstance, consistence, body - the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"compressibility, squeezability, sponginess - the property of being able to occupy less spacedowniness, featheriness, fluffiness - a light softnessflabbiness, flaccidity, limpness - a flabby softnessmushiness, pulpiness - a mushy pulpy softnesshardness - the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale | | 2. |  softness - poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)unfitnesshealth problem, ill health, unhealthiness - a state in which you are unable to function normally and without paindebility, feebleness, frailness, frailty, infirmity, valetudinarianism - the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)disability, disablement, handicap, impairment - the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" | | 3. |  softness - the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing; "the day's heat faded into balminess"; "the climate had the softness of the south of France"balminessclemency, mildness - good weather with comfortable temperatures | | 4. | softness - a state of declining economic condition; "orders have recently picked up after a period of extreme softness"; "he attributes the disappointing results to softness in the economy"economic condition - the condition of the economy | | 5. | softness - a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency; "and in softness almost beyond hearing"sound property - an attribute of soundfaintness - barely audibledecrescendo, diminuendo - (music) a gradual decrease in loudnesspianissimo, piano - (music) low loudnessloudness, intensity, volume - the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume" | | 6. | softness - a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare; "the softness of the morning sky"visual property - an attribute of vision | | 7. | softness - acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered; "his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough"gentleness, mildnesspersonal manner, manner - a way of acting or behaving | | 8. | softness - the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlinesblurriness, fuzziness, indistinctness, fogginessopaqueness, opacity - the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of lightdimness, faintness - the quality of being dim or lacking contrastvagueness - indistinctness of shape or character; "the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner"distinctness, sharpness - the quality of being sharp and clear | | 9. | softness - the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him"effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, unmanliness, womanishnessfemininity, muliebrity - the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for womenemasculation - loss of power and masculinityderogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something | | 10. | softness - a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is not something permitted of good leaders"indulgence, lenience, leniency - a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child" |
Translationssoft (soft) adjective1. not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed. a soft cushion. 軟的 软的2. pleasantly smooth to the touch. The dog has a soft, silky coat. 鬆軟的 松软的3. not loud. a soft voice. 柔和的 柔和的4. (of colour) not bright or harsh. a soft pink. (顏色)柔和的 （颜色）柔和的 5. not strict (enough). You are too soft with him. 軟弱的 软弱的6. (of a drink) not alcoholic. At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits. 不含酒精的(軟飲料) 不含酒精的（软饮料） 7. childishly weak, timid or silly. Don't be so soft – the dog won't hurt you. 膽怯的 胆怯的ˈsoftly adverb 柔軟地 柔软地ˈsoftness noun 溫柔 温柔soften (ˈsofn) verb to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful. The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion. 軟化，減輕痛苦，少痛苦 软化，减弱，少痛苦 ˌsoft-ˈboiled adjective (of eggs) slightly boiled, so that the yolk is still soft. She likes her eggs soft-boiled. (蛋)煮得半熟的 （蛋）煮得半熟的 ˌsoft-ˈhearted adjective kind-hearted and generous. He had been given some money by a soft-hearted aunt. 好心腸的 好心肠的ˌsoft-ˈspoken adjective having a gentle voice or manner. She was a soft-spoken woman with a shy smile. 說話溫柔的 说话温柔的ˈsoftware noun computer programs, as opposed to the machines themselves (ˈhardware). 軟體 软件ˈsoftwood noun, adjective (of) the wood of a conebearing tree eg a pine. softwood furniture. 軟木材 软木材have a soft spot for to have a weakness for (someone or something) because of great affection. He's always had a soft spot for his youngest son. 易受打動的(感情) 易受打动的（感情） EncyclopediaSeesoftsoftness
Related to softness: seek out, volatility, malfunctioning, hardness, lined upSynonyms for softnessnoun the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or moldedRelated Words- consistency
- eubstance
- consistence
- body
- compressibility
- squeezability
- sponginess
- downiness
- featheriness
- fluffiness
- flabbiness
- flaccidity
- limpness
- mushiness
- pulpiness
Antonymsnoun poor physical conditionSynonymsRelated Words- health problem
- ill health
- unhealthiness
- debility
- feebleness
- frailness
- frailty
- infirmity
- valetudinarianism
- disability
- disablement
- handicap
- impairment
noun the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothingSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a state of declining economic conditionRelated Wordsnoun a sound property that is free from loudness or stridencyRelated Words- sound property
- faintness
- decrescendo
- diminuendo
- pianissimo
- piano
Antonymsnoun a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glareRelated Wordsnoun acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-temperedSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlinesSynonyms- blurriness
- fuzziness
- indistinctness
- fogginess
Related Words- opaqueness
- opacity
- dimness
- faintness
- vagueness
Antonymsnoun the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)Synonyms- effeminacy
- effeminateness
- sissiness
- unmanliness
- womanishness
Related Words- femininity
- muliebrity
- emasculation
- derogation
- disparagement
- depreciation
noun a disposition to be lenient in judging othersRelated Words- indulgence
- lenience
- leniency
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