English to English adjective
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yielding readily to pressure or weight | source: wordnet30
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compassionate and kind; conciliatory | Example:
• he was soft on his children
source: wordnet30
3 |
(of sound) relatively low in volume | Example:
• soft voices • soft music
source: wordnet30
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produced with vibration of the vocal cords | Example:
• a frequently voiced opinion • voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'
source: wordnet30
5 |
not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons) | Example:
• soft targets
source: wordnet30
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used chiefly as a direction or description in music | Example:
• the piano passages in the composition
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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 | Example:
• the market for computers is soft
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12 |
using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation | Example:
• soft data • the soft sciences
source: wordnet30 Example:
• indulgent parents risk spoiling their children • too soft on the children • they are soft on crime
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soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe | Example:
• 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 | Example:
• he was too soft for the army • flabby around the middle • flaccid cheeks
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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 | Example:
• 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
20 |
not brilliant or glaring | Example:
• the moon cast soft shadows • soft pastel colors • subdued lighting
source: wordnet30 adverb
21 |
in a relaxed manner; or without hardship | Example:
• just wanted to take it easy
source: wordnet30
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Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly. | source: webster1913 interjection
23 |
Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast. | source: webster1913 noun
24 |
A soft or foolish person; an idiot. | source: webster1913
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