'Soft' definitions:
Definition of 'soft'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard) [syn: easy, soft]
adjective
Yielding readily to pressure or weight [ant: hard]
adjective
Compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children" [ant: hard]
adjective
(of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music" [ant: loud]
adjective
Easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin" [syn: delicate, soft]
adjective
Produced with vibration of the vocal cords; "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'"; [syn: voiced, sonant, soft] [ant: hard, surd, unvoiced, voiceless]
adjective
Not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons); "soft targets" [ant: hardened]
adjective
Used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition" [syn: piano, soft] [ant: forte, loud]
adjective
(of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected [syn: soft, diffuse, diffused] [ant: concentrated, hard]
adjective
(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') [ant: hard]
adjective
(of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value; "the market for computers is soft"
adjective
Using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation; "soft data"; "the soft sciences"
adjective
Tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime" [syn: indulgent, lenient, soft]
adjective
Soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him" [syn: gentle, soft]
adjective
Having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" [syn: easy, gentle, soft]
adjective
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" [syn: soft, flabby, flaccid]
adjective
Willing to negotiate and compromise
adjective
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" [syn: cushy, soft, easygoing]
adjective
Mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze" [syn: balmy, mild, soft]
adjective
Not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting" [syn: soft, subdued]
Definition of 'Soft'
From: GCIDE
- Soft \Soft\ (s[o^]ft; 115), a. [Compar. Softer (s[o^]ft"[~e]r); superl. Softest.] [OE. softe, AS. s[=o]fte, properly adv. of s[=e]fte, adj.; akin to OS. s[=a]fto, adv., D. zacht, OHG. samfto, adv., semfti, adj., G. sanft, LG. sacht; of uncertain origin.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth; delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin. [1913 Webster]
- They that wear soft clothing are in king's houses. --Matt. xi. 8. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not irritating to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines. "The soft, delicious air." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. 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. [1913 Webster]
- The sun, shining upon the upper part of the clouds . . . made the softest lights imaginable. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music. [1913 Webster]
- Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low, -- an excellent thing in woman. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Soft were my numbers; who could take offense? --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 6. Easily yielding; susceptible to influence; flexible; gentle; kind. [1913 Webster]
- I would to God my heart were flint, like Edward's; Or Edward's soft and pitiful, like mine. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The meek or soft shall inherit the earth. --Tyndale. [1913 Webster]
- 7. Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind; as, soft eyes. [1913 Webster]
- A soft answer turneth away wrath. --Prov. xv. 1. [1913 Webster]
- A face with gladness overspread, Soft smiles, by human kindness bred. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
- 8. Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak. [1913 Webster]
- A longing after sensual pleasures is a dissolution of the spirit of a man, and makes it loose, soft, and wandering. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- 9. Gentle in action or motion; easy. [1913 Webster]
- On her soft axle, white she paces even, And bears thee soft with the smooth air along. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 10. Weak in character; impressible. [1913 Webster]
- The deceiver soon found this soft place of Adam's. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]
- 11. Somewhat weak in intellect. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- He made soft fellows stark noddies, and such as were foolish quite mad. --Burton. [1913 Webster]
- 12. Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers. [1913 Webster]
- 13. Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines. [1913 Webster]
- 14. Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose soap; as, soft water is the best for washing. [1913 Webster]
- 15. (Phonetics) (a) 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. (b) 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. [1913 Webster]
- Soft clam (Zool.), the common or long clam ({Mya arenaria}). See Mya.
- Soft coal, bituminous coal, as distinguished from anthracite, or hard, coal.
- Soft crab (Zool.), any crab which has recently shed its shell.
- Soft dorsal (Zool.), the posterior part of the dorsal fin of fishes when supported by soft rays.
- Soft grass. (Bot.) See Velvet grass.
- Soft money, paper money, as distinguished from coin, or hard money. [Colloq. U.S.]
- Soft mute. (Phonetics) See Media.
- Soft palate. See the Note under Palate.
- Soft ray (Zool.), a fin ray which is articulated and usually branched.
- Soft soap. See under Soap.
- Soft-tack, leavened bread, as distinguished from hard-tack, or ship bread.
- Soft tortoise (Zool.), any river tortoise of the genus Trionyx. See Trionyx. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Soft'
From: GCIDE
- Soft \Soft\, interj. Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast. [1913 Webster]
- Soft, you; a word or two before you go. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Soft'
From: GCIDE
- Soft \Soft\, n. A soft or foolish person; an idiot. [Colloq.] --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Soft'
From: GCIDE
- Soft \Soft\, adv. Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- A knight soft riding toward them. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'soft'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accented,
- accepting,
- adoring,
- affectionate,
- afraid,
- alveolar,
- anemic,
- apical,
- apico-alveolar,
- apico-dental,
- articulated,
- assimilated,
- asthenic,
- at peace,
- baccate,
- back,
- balmy,
- barely audible,
- barytone,
- bathetic,
- beery,
- benign,
- bilabial,
- bland,
- bleeding,
- bloodless,
- blurred,
- blurry,
- borderline,
- broad,
- cacuminal,
- calm,
- careless,
- casual,
- central,
- cerebral,
- charitable,
- checked,
- chicken,
- chickenhearted,
- clear,
- clement,
- close,
- cloying,
- comfortable,
- comfy,
- commiserative,
- commodious,
- compassionate,
- complaisant,
- compressible,
- concordant,
- condolent,
- conjugal,
- consonant,
- consonantal,
- contented,
- continuant,
- convenient,
- cottony,
- coward,
- cowardly,
- cowed,
- cozy,
- creamy,
- cullible,
- cushioned,
- cushiony,
- cushy,
- daft,
- dainty,
- daunted,
- debilitated,
- deceivable,
- declining,
- decrescendo,
- deferential,
- delicate,
- deludable,
- demonstrative,
- dental,
- depressed,
- devoted,
- diffused,
- dim,
- dirty,
- dismayed,
- dissimilated,
- distant,
- docile,
- dorsal,
- doughy,
- downy,
- drooping,
- droopy,
- dull,
- dupable,
- easeful,
- easy,
- easy as pie,
- easygoing,
- effeminate,
- effete,
- effortless,
- eggshell,
- emotionable,
- etiolated,
- exploitable,
- facile,
- faint,
- faint-voiced,
- fainthearted,
- faintish,
- faithful,
- fatuous,
- fearful,
- feathery,
- feeble,
- feebleminded,
- filial,
- fine,
- flabby,
- flaccid,
- flat,
- fleecy,
- fleshy,
- flexible,
- flexile,
- flexuous,
- floppy,
- fluffy,
- foggy,
- fond,
- foolable,
- foolish,
- forbearant,
- forbearing,
- forceless,
- forgiving,
- formless,
- frail,
- friendly,
- front,
- funking,
- funky,
- furry,
- fuzzy,
- gentle,
- glib,
- glide,
- gloss,
- glossal,
- glottal,
- gone,
- gone to seed,
- gooey,
- green,
- gullible,
- gushing,
- gutless,
- guttural,
- halcyon,
- half-heard,
- hard,
- harmless,
- heavy,
- henhearted,
- high,
- hoaxable,
- homelike,
- homely,
- homey,
- hoodwinkable,
- human,
- humane,
- humbugable,
- husbandly,
- idyllic,
- imbecile,
- impotent,
- imprecise,
- impressionable,
- indifferent,
- indistinct,
- indulgent,
- infirm,
- ingenuous,
- intimidated,
- intonated,
- iridescent,
- judicious,
- kind,
- labial,
- labiodental,
- labiovelar,
- languid,
- languishing,
- languorous,
- lateral,
- lax,
- lazy,
- lenient,
- liberal,
- light,
- lily-livered,
- limber,
- limp,
- lingual,
- liquid,
- listless,
- lived-in,
- loose,
- lovelorn,
- lovesick,
- lovesome,
- loving,
- low,
- low-key,
- lustless,
- luxurious,
- macerated,
- malleable,
- marrowless,
- masticated,
- maternal,
- matte,
- maudlin,
- mawkish,
- mellifluent,
- mellifluous,
- mellow,
- mellowy,
- melodious,
- melting,
- merciful,
- Mickey Mouse,
- mid,
- mild,
- mild as milk,
- milk-livered,
- milksoppish,
- milksoppy,
- miry,
- moderate,
- mollified,
- monophthongal,
- mother-of-pearl,
- mousy,
- mucky,
- muddy,
- muliebrous,
- murmured,
- mushy,
- muted,
- nacreous,
- naive,
- namby-pamby,
- narrow,
- nasal,
- nasalized,
- negligent,
- nerveless,
- nonalcoholic,
- nonintoxicating,
- nonresistive,
- nonrigid,
- nonviolent,
- nostalgic,
- nostomanic,
- nothing to it,
- occlusive,
- off,
- old-womanish,
- on the downgrade,
- oozy,
- opalescent,
- open,
- opulent,
- orderly,
- out of condition,
- out of shape,
- out of training,
- overindulgent,
- overpermissive,
- oversentimental,
- oversentimentalized,
- overtimid,
- overtimorous,
- oxytone,
- pacific,
- pacifistic,
- painless,
- palatal,
- palatalized,
- pale,
- pampered,
- panic-prone,
- panicky,
- pappy,
- parental,
- passible,
- pastel,
- pastoral,
- pasty,
- paternal,
- patient,
- patinaed,
- peaceable,
- peaceful,
- peacetime,
- pearly,
- permissive,
- persuadable,
- pharyngeal,
- pharyngealized,
- phonemic,
- phonetic,
- phonic,
- pianissimo,
- piano,
- pigeonhearted,
- piping,
- pitch,
- pitched,
- pithless,
- pithy,
- pitying,
- plain,
- plashy,
- plastic,
- pleasant,
- pliable,
- pliant,
- plush,
- plushy,
- pooped,
- posh,
- posttonic,
- powerless,
- prissy,
- prudent,
- pulpal,
- pulpar,
- pulped,
- pulplike,
- pulpy,
- puny,
- quaggy,
- questionable,
- quiet,
- rabbity,
- receptive,
- relaxed,
- relaxing,
- remiss,
- reposeful,
- responsive,
- restful,
- retroflex,
- rich,
- ritzy,
- romantic,
- roomy,
- rounded,
- rubbery,
- run to seed,
- rusty,
- ruthful,
- sad,
- sapless,
- satiny,
- scarcely heard,
- seduceable,
- semigloss,
- semivowel,
- sensible,
- sensitive,
- sentimental,
- sentimentalized,
- serene,
- silken,
- silky,
- silly,
- simple,
- simple as ABC,
- sinewless,
- sissified,
- sissy,
- sissyish,
- slabby,
- slack,
- sleek,
- slipping,
- slipshod,
- slobby,
- sloppy,
- sloshy,
- sloughy,
- slow,
- sludgy,
- slushy,
- smooth,
- snug,
- sober,
- soft as putty,
- soft-colored,
- soft-hued,
- soft-sounding,
- soft-voiced,
- softened,
- softhearted,
- somber,
- sonant,
- soothing,
- spineless,
- splashy,
- spongy,
- sposhy,
- springlike,
- squashy,
- squelchy,
- squishy,
- squushy,
- sticky,
- stiff,
- stopped,
- straightforward,
- strengthless,
- stressed,
- strong,
- subaudible,
- subdued,
- submissive,
- subtle,
- succulent,
- summery,
- supple,
- surd,
- susceptible,
- swanky,
- sweet,
- syllabic,
- sympathetic,
- sympathizing,
- tame,
- tear-jerking,
- teary,
- temperate,
- tender,
- tenderhearted,
- tense,
- thick,
- throaty,
- timid,
- timorous,
- tolerant,
- tonal,
- tonic,
- tranquil,
- turbid,
- twangy,
- unaccented,
- unburdensome,
- unclear,
- uncomplicated,
- undemanding,
- understanding,
- unhardened,
- uninebriating,
- unmanly,
- unmanned,
- unnerved,
- unprofitable,
- unrestrained,
- unrounded,
- unsophisticated,
- unstressed,
- unstrung,
- untroubled,
- uxorious,
- velar,
- velvety,
- victimizable,
- vocalic,
- vocoid,
- voiced,
- voiceless,
- vowel,
- vowellike,
- warm,
- warmhearted,
- weak,
- weak-kneed,
- weak-minded,
- weak-voiced,
- weakhearted,
- weakly,
- whisper-soft,
- whispered,
- white-livered,
- wide,
- wifely,
- witless,
- womanish,
- woolly,
- workable,
- yellow,
- yielding
Words containing 'Soft'
- Softly,
- Softness,
- soft on,
- very softly,
- Soft cancer,
- Soft chancre,
- Soft clam,
- Soft coal,
- Soft crab,
- Soft dorsal,
- Soft grass,
- Soft money,
- Soft mute,
- Soft palate,
- Soft patch,
- Soft ray,
- Soft sawder,
- Soft soap,
- Soft solder,
- Soft steel,
- Soft tortoise,
- Soft water,
- laugh softly,
- soft chess,
- soft copy,
- soft corn,
- soft cover,
- soft diet,
- soft drink,
- soft drug,
- soft flag,
- soft glass,
- soft goods,
- soft market,
- soft news,
- soft option,
- soft pedal,
- soft pretzel,
- soft roe,
- soft roll,
- soft rot,
- soft rush,
- soft scale,
- soft sell,
- soft spoken,
- soft spot,
- soft tick,
- soft touch,
- soft wheat,
- Soft-finned,
- Soft-headed,
- Soft-hearted,
- Soft-heartedness,
- Soft-shell,
- Soft-shelled,
- Soft-spoken,
- Soft-tack,
- Tread-softly,
- brown soft scale,
- creeping soft grass,
- soft ice cream,
- soft shield fern,
- soft tree fern,
- soft-boiled,
- soft-cover,
- soft-footed,
- soft-haired,
- soft-nosed,
- soft-pedal,
- soft-shoe,
- soft-soap,
- soft-solder,
- soft-witted,
- Soft-shell clam,
- Soft-shell tortoise,
- Soft-shelled crab,
- Soft-shelled crabs,
- Soft-shelled turtle,
- soft-cast steel,
- soft-cover book,
- soft-finned fish,
- soft-nosed bullets,
- soft-shell crab,
- soft-shoe dancing,
- soft-shoe shuffle,
- soft-coated wheaten terrier