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English to English adjective
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yielding readily to pressure or weight | source: wordnet30
| 2 |
compassionate and kind; conciliatory |
• he was soft on his children
source: wordnet30
| 3 |
(of sound) relatively low in volume |
• soft voices
• soft music
source: wordnet30
| 4 |
produced with vibration of the vocal cords |
• a frequently voiced opinion
• voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'
source: wordnet30
| 5 |
not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons) |
• soft targets
source: wordnet30
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used chiefly as a direction or description in music |
• the piano passages in the composition
source: wordnet30
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(of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected | source: wordnet30
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(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') | source: wordnet30
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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. | source: webster1913 adjective satellite Example:
• soft hands
• a baby's delicate skin
source: wordnet30
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(of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value |
• the market for computers is soft
source: wordnet30
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using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation |
• soft data
• the soft sciences
source: wordnet30 Example:
• indulgent parents risk spoiling their children
• too soft on the children
• they are soft on crime
source: wordnet30
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soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe |
• a gentle reprimand
• a vein of gentle irony
• poked gentle fun at him
source: wordnet30 Example:
• an easy pat on the shoulder
• gentle rain
• a gentle breeze
• a soft (or light) tapping at the window
source: wordnet30
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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
source: wordnet30
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willing to negotiate and compromise | source: wordnet30
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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
source: wordnet30 Example:
• balmy days and nights
• the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth
• a soft breeze
source: wordnet30
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not brilliant or glaring |
• the moon cast soft shadows
• soft pastel colors
• subdued lighting
source: wordnet30 adverb
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in a relaxed manner; or without hardship |
• just wanted to take it easy
source: wordnet30
| 22 |
Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly. | source: webster1913 interjection
| 23 |
Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast. | source: webster1913 noun
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A soft or foolish person; an idiot. | source: webster1913
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