Definition of soft Soft
/sɑˈft/ - [saft] - soft
We found 60 definitions of soft from 6 different sources.
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WordNet
Adjectivesoft, softer, softest |
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| soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight | ||
| hard dried out; "hard dry rolls left over from the day before" | ||
| fleecy, napped, brushed (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics" | ||
| cheeselike having the consistency of cheese | ||
| squeezable, compressible capable of being compressed or made more compact; "compressible packing materials"; "a compressible box" | ||
| cottony resembling cotton; as soft as cotton | ||
| cushioned, cushiony, padded softened by the addition of cushions or padding | ||
| demulcent, emollient, salving, softening having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin | ||
| downlike, flossy, fluffy, downy covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds" | ||
| flaccid drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness; "a flaccid penis" | ||
| flocculent, wooly, woolly having a fluffy character or appearance | ||
| yielding tending to give in or surrender or agree; "too yielding to make a stand against any encroachments"- V.I.Parrington | ||
| mushy having the consistency of mush | ||
| overstuffed upholstered thickly and deeply; "an overstuffed sofa" | ||
| semisoft, softish somewhat soft | ||
| squishy, spongelike, spongy, squashy like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed | ||
| soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music" | ||
| loud characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" | ||
| quiet of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g. | ||
| loudness, intensity, volume high level or degree; the property of being intense | ||
| muffled, muted, softened, dull wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy; "children muffled almost to the eyebrows" | ||
| euphonious having a pleasant sound; "a euphonious trill of silver laughter" | ||
| gentle having or showing a kindly or tender nature; "the gentle touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes" | ||
| hushed, muted, subdued, quiet in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" | ||
| little, small small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks"; "what a nasty little situation" | ||
| low-toned, low literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow" | ||
| murmuring, susurrant, whispering making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices" | ||
| murmurous, rustling, soughing, susurrous characterized by soft sounds; "a murmurous brook"; "a soughing wind in the pines"; "a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines"- R.P.Warren | ||
| soft-footed sound of quiet gentle steps | ||
| soft - out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance; "he was too soft for the army"; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks" | ||
| flabby, flaccid | ||
| unfit not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service" | ||
| soft - compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children" | ||
| hard dried out; "hard dry rolls left over from the day before" | ||
| tender (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots" | ||
| warmhearted marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity; "gave a warmhearted welcome to the stranger" | ||
| 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') | ||
| hard dried out; "hard dry rolls left over from the day before" | ||
| continuant, fricative, sibilant, spirant, strident of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') | ||
| soft - not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting" | ||
| subdued | ||
| dull (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market" | ||
| soft - willing to negotiate and compromise | ||
| conciliative, conciliatory intended to placate; "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a conciliatory visit" | ||
| soft - (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value; "the market for computers is soft" | ||
| falling becoming lower or less in degree or value; "a falling market"; "falling incomes" | ||
| soft - (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected | ||
| diffuse, diffused | ||
| soft - not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons); "soft targets" | ||
| soft - using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation; "soft data"; "the soft sciences" | ||
| soft - tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime" | ||
| indulgent, lenient | ||
| permissive granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents" | ||
| soft - mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze" | ||
| balmy, mild | ||
| clement (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy; "a more clement judge reduced the sentence" | ||
| soft - used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition" | ||
| piano | ||
| forte, loud used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition" | ||
| pianissimo chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft | ||
| soft - soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him" | ||
| gentle | ||
| mild moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism" | ||
| soft - having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" | ||
| easy, gentle | ||
| light characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light" | ||
| soft - not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; "what a cushy job!"; "the easygoing life of a parttime consultant"; "a soft job" | ||
| cushy, easygoing | ||
| easy obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally; "easy money" | ||
| soft - produced with vibration of the vocal cords; "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'"; | ||
| voiced, sonant | ||
| soft - easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin" | ||
| delicate | ||
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Wiktionary 
- soft (Noun)
A soft or foolish person; an idiot. - soft (Adverb)
Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly. - soft (Adjective)
Giving way under pressure. - soft (Adjective)
Smooth and flexible. - soft (Adjective)
Gentle. - soft (Adjective)
Requiring little or no effort, easy. - soft (Adjective)
Not bright or intense. - soft (Adjective)
Having an acute angle. - soft (Adjective)
Quiet. - soft (Adjective)
voiced, sonant. - soft (Adjective)
palatalized. - soft (Adjective)
Lacking strength or resolve, wimpy. - soft (Adjective)
Low in dissolved calcium compounds. - soft (Adjective)
Foolish. - soft (Adjective)
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. - soft (Adjective)
Physically or emotionally weak. - soft (Adjective)
Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action. - soft (Adjective)
Effeminate.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- soft (superl.)
Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as, a soft bed; a soft peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal. - soft (superl.)
Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth; delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin. - soft (superl.)
Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not irritating to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines. - soft (superl.)
Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring; pleasing to the eye; not exciting by intensity of color or violent contrast; as, soft hues or tints. - soft (superl.)
Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music. - soft (superl.)
Easily yielding; susceptible to influence; flexible; gentle; kind. - soft (superl.)
Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind; as, soft eyes. - soft (superl.)
Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak. - soft (superl.)
Gentle in action or motion; easy. - soft (superl.)
Weak in character; impressible. - soft (superl.)
Somewhat weak in intellect. - soft (superl.)
Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers. - soft (superl.)
Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines. - soft (superl.)
Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose soap; as, soft water is the best for washing. - soft (superl.)
Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in cone, etc.); -- opposed to hard. - soft (superl.)
Belonging to the class of sonant elements as distinguished from the surd, and considered as involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v, etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc. - soft (n.)
A soft or foolish person; an idiot. - soft (adv.)
Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly. - soft (interj.)
Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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soft
In a state of consistency allowing alterations of form with ease, no big force required, to bring things into something of this state (such as e.g. soaked loam or clay soil). -
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(Of a cloth, skin, etc.) Smooth and agreeable to the touch.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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soft, adj. easily yielding to pressure: easily cut or acted upon: malleable: not rough to the touch: smooth: pleasing or soothing to the senses: easily yielding to any influence: mild: sympathetic: gentle: effeminate: gentle in motion: easy: free from lime or salt, as water: bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic, of coal: unsized, of paper: wet, rainy: warm enough to melt ice, thawing: (phon.) pronounced with a somewhat sibilant sound, not guttural or explosive: vocal or sonant: not bony, cartilaginous, not spinous: soft-rayed, soft-shelled: of silk, having the natural gum cleaned or washed off—opp. to Hard.—n. a silly person, a fool.—adv. gently: quietly.—interj. hold! not so fast!—adjs. Soft′-bod′ied, having a soft body; Soft′-con′scienced, having a sensitive conscience.—v.t. Soft′en, to make soft or softer: to mitigate: to tone down, make less glaring, make smoother in sound.—v.i. to grow soft or softer.—ns. Soft′ener; Soft′ening.—adjs. Soft′-eyed, having gentle or tender eyes; Soft′-finned, having no fin-spines.—n.pl. Soft′-goods, cloth, and cloth articles, as opposed to hardware, &c.—adjs. Soft′-hand′ed, having soft hands, unused to work, slack in discipline; Soft′-head′ed, of weak intellect; Soft′-heart′ed, kind-hearted: gentle: meek.—n. Soft-heart′edness.—adj. Soft′ish, rather soft.—adv. Soft′ly.—n. Soft′ness.—v.t. Soft′-saw′der (U.S.), to flatter, blarney.—n. flattery.—v.t. Soft′-soap, to flatter for some end.—n. flattery.—adj. Soft-spō′ken, -voiced, having a mild or gentle voice: mild, affable.—n. Soft′y, a silly person, a weak fool.—A soft thing, a snug place where the pay is good and the work light. [A.S. sófte, séfte; Dut. zacht, Ger. sanft.]
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🔤- soft, noun, singular of softs.
- soft, adjective.
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