soft

Plural: softs

Adjective

• Yielding readily to pressure; not hard or firm.
• yielding readily to pressure or weight
• compassionate and kind; conciliatory
  • "he was soft on his children"
• (of sound) relatively low in volume
  • "soft voices"
  • "soft music"
• produced with vibration of the vocal cords
• not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
  • "soft targets"
• used chiefly as a direction or description in music
• (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
• (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')

Adjective Satellite

• easily hurt
  • "soft hands"
• (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
  • "the market for computers is soft"
• using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
  • "soft data"
  • "the soft sciences"
• tolerant or lenient
  • "too soft on the children"
  • "they are soft on crime"
• soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
• having little impact
  • "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"
• out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
  • "he was too soft for the army"
• willing to negotiate and compromise
• not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
  • "a soft job"
• mild and pleasant
  • "a soft breeze"
• not brilliant or glaring
  • "the moon cast soft shadows"
  • "soft pastel colors"

Adverb

• in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; (`soft' is nonstandard)

Adj

• Easily giving way under pressure.
• Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
• Quiet.
• Gentle.
• Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
• Gentle in action or motion; easy.
• Weak in character; impressible.
• Requiring little or no effort; easy.
• Not bright or intense.
• Having a slight angle from straight.
• Voiced; sonant; lenis.
• Voiceless.
• Palatalized.
• Excessively empathetic or concerned about others’ wellbeing.
• Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.
• Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
• Foolish.
• Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
• Physically or emotionally weak.
• Effeminate.
• Agreeable to the senses.
• Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
• Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
• Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
• Emulated with software; not physically real.
• Not likely to cause addiction.
• Not containing alcohol.
• Easy-going, lenient, not strict; permissive.
• Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market.
• Softcore
• Mild, tame, moderate; far from intense or excluding harsh elements.
• Of paper: unsized.
• Of silk: having the natural gum cleaned or washed off.
• Of coal: bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic.
• Of weather: warm enough to melt ice; thawing.
• Attracted to or emotionally involved with someone.

Intj

• Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast.

Noun

• A soft object or part; a non-alcoholic drink.
• A soft-headed or foolish person; an idiot.
• A soft drink.
• A tyre whose compound is softer than mediums, and harder than supersofts.
• A soft sound or part of a sound.
• A piece of software.
• Banknotes.

Adv

• Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly.

Examples

• At the intersection with two roads going left, take the soft left.
• He aimed for a triple-letter score with ’SOFT,’ a quick and easy play to clear his rack.
• He’s too soft for the ruthless world of finance.
• His opponent’s defense was unexpectedly soft, allowing him an easy triple-word score.
• I could hear the soft rustle of the leaves in the trees.
• It's important to dance on soft knees to avoid injury.
• Messages removed by soft deletion can be recovered if necessary.
• My head sank easily into the soft pillow.
• Polish the silver with a soft cloth to avoid scratching.
• Press the red button on the soft phone to hang up.
• soft silk; a soft skin
• The admin imposed a soft ban on the user.
• There was a soft breeze blowing.
• When it comes to drinking, he is as soft as they come.
• You won't need as much soap, as the water here is very soft.

Synonyms

balmy, cushy, delicate, diffuse, diffused, easy, easygoing, flabby, flaccid, gentle, indulgent, lenient, mild, piano, sonant, subdued, voiced, cushiony, daft, flexible, fluffy, foolish, light, malleable, meek, mellow, moldable, nesh, non-abrasive, pliable, quiet, silly, soft, spongy, stupid, tender, wimpy, yielding, zate

Antonyms

forte, hard, hardened, loud, unvoiced, abrasive, antonym(s) of, firm, harsh, resistant, rough, scratchy, sensible, solid, stony, strict, strong, tough, unyielding

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