soft


Meanings

  • 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"
  • easily hurt;
    • "soft hands"
  • 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')
  • (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"
  • in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; (`soft' is nonstandard)
  • SOFT adj SOFTER, SOFTEST yielding readily to pressure
  • SOFT n pl. -S a soft object or part


Scrabble Score: 7

soft is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

soft is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

soft is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 7

soft is a valid Words With Friends word