English to English
soft
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adjective (a)
- compassionate and kind; conciliatory(adj.all)Example:
He was soft on his children.
source: wordnet30 - (of sound) relatively low in volume(adj.all)Example:
Soft voices.
Soft music.
source: wordnet30 - not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)(adj.all)Example:
Soft targets.
source: wordnet30 - (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected(adj.all)source: wordnet30
- (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')(adj.all)source: wordnet30
- 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.(adjective)source: webster1913
interjection (int)
- Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast.(interjection)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- A soft or foolish person; an idiot.(noun)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly.(adverb)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value(adj.all)Example:
The market for computers is soft.
source: wordnet30 - using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation(adj.all)Example:
Soft data.
The soft sciences.
source: wordnet30 - willing to negotiate and compromise(adj.all)source: wordnet30
- not brilliant or glaring(adj.all)Example:
The moon cast soft shadows.
Soft pastel colors.
source: wordnet30