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soft
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soft
adj.
easily bent or molded, not firm; smooth, pleasant to the touch; faint, quiet, subdued; not sharply drawn; not strict; gentle; flabby; not strong; stupid, simple (Slang); easy (Slang); having few or no mineral salts (of water)
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Soft
Soft or SOFT may refer to:
- Soft matter, various states of matter with low resistance to external force
- Soft magnetic material is a magnetic material with low coercivity
- Soft skills, a sociological term relating to a person's emotional intelligence
- Softs, soft commodities
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Soft!
Soft! is a novel by British writer Rupert Thomson, written in 1998 London.
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soft
Adjective
1. lacking in hardness relatively or comparatively
(antonym) hard
(similar) brushed, fleecy, napped
(attribute) hardness
2. metaphorically soft; "my father is a soft touch"; "soft light"; "a soft rain"; "a soft Southern drawl"; "soft brown eyes"; "a soft glance"
(antonym) hard
(similar) coddled, pampered, spoiled
(see-also) easy
3. of sound; relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"
(antonym) loud
(similar) dull, muffled, muted, softened
(see-also) quiet
(attribute) volume, loudness, intensity
4. easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin"
(synonym) delicate
(similar) tender, untoughened
5. used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition"
(synonym) piano
(similar) pianissimo
6. used of beverages; not containing alcohol; "nonalcoholic beverages"; "soft drinks"
(synonym) nonalcoholic
7. of speech sounds; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')
(antonym) hard
(similar) fricative, sibilant, spirant
8. tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children"
(synonym) indulgent, lax, lenient
(similar) permissive
9. having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"
(synonym) easy, gentle
(similar) light
10. not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; "what a cushy job!"; "a soft job"
(synonym) cushy
(similar) easy
(classification) colloquialism
Adverb
1. in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard)
(synonym) easy
(pertainym) cushy
(classification) colloquialism
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soft
adj.
soft, fluffy, delicate, smooth
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soft
adj.
soft, faint, smooth; muffled, silenced (of sound)
