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English adjective: soft | |||
| 1. | soft yielding readily to pressure or weight | ||
| Similar | brushed, cheeselike, compressible, cottony, cushioned, cushiony, demulcent, downlike, downy, emollient, flaccid, fleecy, flocculent, flossy, fluffy, mushy, napped, overstuffed, padded, salving, semisoft, softening, softish, spongelike, spongy, squashy, squeezable, squishy, velvet, velvety, woolly, wooly, yielding | ||
| Attribute | hardness | ||
| Antonyms | hard | ||
| 2. | soft compassionate and kind; conciliatory | ||
| Samples | He was soft on his children. | ||
| Similar | mellow | ||
| See also | tender, warmhearted | ||
| Antonyms | hard | ||
| 3. | soft (of sound) relatively low in volume | ||
| Samples | Soft voices. Soft music. | ||
| Similar | dull, euphonious, gentle, hushed, little, low, low-toned, muffled, murmuring, murmurous, muted, muted, quiet, rustling, small, soft-footed, soft-spoken, softened, soughing, subdued, susurrant, susurrous, whispering | ||
| See also | quiet | ||
| Attribute | intensity, loudness, volume | ||
| Antonyms | loud | ||
| 4. | soft easily hurt | ||
| Samples | Soft hands. A baby's delicate skin. | ||
| Synonyms | delicate | ||
| Similar | tender, untoughened | ||
| Antonyms | toughened, tough | ||
| 5. | soft produced with vibration of the vocal cords | ||
| Samples | A frequently voiced opinion. Voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'. | ||
| Synonyms | sonant, voiced | ||
| Antonyms | surd, unvoiced, voiceless, hard | ||
| 6. | soft not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons) | ||
| Samples | Soft targets. | ||
| Antonyms | hardened | ||
| 7. | soft used chiefly as a direction or description in music | ||
| Samples | The piano passages in the composition. | ||
| Synonyms | piano | ||
| Similar | pianissimo, pianissimo assai | ||
| Antonyms | forte, loud | ||
| 8. | soft (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected | ||
| Synonyms | diffuse, diffused | ||
| Antonyms | concentrated, hard | ||
| 9. | soft (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh') | ||
| Similar | continuant, fricative, palatal, palatalised, palatalized, sibilant, spirant, strident | ||
| Antonyms | hard | ||
| 10. | soft (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value | ||
| Samples | The market for computers is soft. | ||
| Similar | falling | ||
| Antonyms | rising | ||
| 11. | soft using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation | ||
| Samples | Soft data. The soft sciences. | ||
| Similar | qualitative | ||
| Antonyms | quantitative | ||
| 12. | soft tolerant or lenient | ||
| Samples | Indulgent parents risk spoiling their children. Too soft on the children. They are soft on crime. | ||
| Synonyms | indulgent, lenient | ||
| Similar | permissive | ||
| Antonyms | unpermissive | ||
| 13. | soft soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe | ||
| Samples | A gentle reprimand. A vein of gentle irony. Poked gentle fun at him. | ||
| Synonyms | gentle | ||
| Similar | mild | ||
| Antonyms | intense | ||
| 14. | soft having little impact | ||
| Samples | An easy pat on the shoulder. Gentle rain. A gentle breeze. A soft (or light) tapping at the window. | ||
| Synonyms | easy, gentle | ||
| Similar | light | ||
| Antonyms | heavy | ||
| 15. | soft out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance | ||
| Samples | He was too soft for the army. Flabby around the middle. Flaccid cheeks. | ||
| Synonyms | flabby, flaccid | ||
| Similar | unfit | ||
| Antonyms | fit | ||
| 16. | soft willing to negotiate and compromise | ||
| Similar | conciliative, conciliatory | ||
| Antonyms | antagonistic | ||
| 17. | soft not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship | ||
| Samples | What a cushy job!. The easygoing life of a parttime consultant. A soft job. | ||
| Synonyms | cushy, easygoing | ||
| Similar | easy | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| Antonyms | difficult, hard | ||
| 18. | soft mild and pleasant | ||
| Samples | Balmy days and nights. The climate was mild and conducive to life or growth. A soft breeze. | ||
| Synonyms | balmy, mild | ||
| Similar | clement | ||
| Antonyms | inclement | ||
| 19. | soft not brilliant or glaring | ||
| Samples | The moon cast soft shadows. Soft pastel colors. Subdued lighting. | ||
| Synonyms | subdued | ||
| Similar | dull | ||
| Antonyms | bright | ||
English adverb: soft | |||
| 1. | soft in a relaxed manner; or without hardship | ||
| Samples | Just wanted to take it easy. | ||
| Synonyms | easy | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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