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soft  (sôft, sft)

adj. soft·er, soft·est

1.

a. Easily molded, cut, or worked.

b. Yielding readily to pressure or weight.

2. Out of condition; flabby.

3. Smooth or fine to the touch: a soft fabric.

4.

a. Not loud, harsh, or irritating: a soft voice.

b. Not brilliant or glaring; subdued: soft colors.

5. Not sharply drawn or delineated: soft charcoal shading; a scene filmed in soft focus.

6. Mild; balmy: a soft breeze.

7.

a. Of a gentle disposition; tender.

b. Affectionate: a soft glance.

c. Attracted or emotionally involved: He has been soft on her for years.

d. Not stern; lenient.

e. Lacking strength of character; weak.

f. Informal Simple; feeble.

g. Gradually declining in trend; not firm: a soft economy; a soft computer market.

8.

a. Informal Easy: a soft job.

b. Based on conciliation or negotiation rather than on threats or power plays: took a soft line toward their opponents.

9. Informal and entertaining without confronting difficult issues or hard facts: limited the discussion to soft topics.

10. Using or based on data that is not readily quantifiable or amenable to experimental verification or refutation: The lawyer downplayed the soft evidence.

11. Being a turn in a specific direction at an angle less acute than other possible routes: a soft right.

12. Of or relating to a paper currency as distinct from a hard currency backed by gold.

13. Having low dissolved mineral content.

14. Having a low or lower power of penetration: soft x-rays.

15. Linguistics

a. Sibilant rather than guttural, as c in certain and g in gem.

b. Voiced and weakly articulated: a soft consonant.

c. Palatalized, as certain consonants in Slavic languages.

16. Unprotected against nuclear attack: soft missile launching sites; a soft target.

n.

A soft object or part.

adv.

In a soft manner; gently.

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[Middle English, pleasant, calm, from Old English sfte.]

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softly adv.

softness n.

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soft

Adjective

1. easy to dent, shape, or cut: soft material

2. not hard; giving way easily under pressure: a soft bed

3. fine, smooth, or fluffy to the touch: soft fur

4. (of music or sounds) quiet and pleasing

5. (of light or colour) not excessively bright or harsh

6. (of a breeze or climate) temperate, mild, or pleasant

7. with smooth curves rather than sharp edges: soft focus

8. kind or lenient, often to excess

9. easy to influence or make demands on

10. Informal feeble or silly; simple: soft in the head

11. not strong or able to endure hardship

12. (of a drug) nonaddictive

13. Informal requiring little effort; easy: a soft job

14. Chem (of water) relatively free of mineral salts and therefore easily able to make soap lather

15. loving and tender: soft words

16. Phonetics denoting the consonants c and g when they are pronounced sibilantly, as in cent and germ

17. soft on

a. lenient towards: he was accused of being soft on criminals

b. experiencing romantic love for

Adverb

to speak soft

interj

Archaic quiet! [Old English sōfte]

softly adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight hard - resisting weight or pressure
	2.	soft - compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children" tender - given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother" warmhearted - marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity; "gave a warmhearted welcome to the stranger" hard - dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";
	3.	soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music" quiet - free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet" loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"
	4.	soft - easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin" delicate untoughened, tender - physically untoughened; "tender feet"
	5.	soft - produced with vibration of the vocal cords; "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'"; sonant, voiced
	6.	soft - not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons); "soft targets" hardened - protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons); "hardened missile silos"
	7.	soft - used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition" piano
	8.	soft - (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected diffuse, diffused concentrated, hard - (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
	9.	soft - (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') hard - (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum; "Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants"
	10.	soft - (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value; "the market for computers is soft" falling - becoming lower or less in degree or value; "a falling market"; "falling incomes"
	11.	soft - using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation; "soft data"; "the soft sciences" qualitative - involving distinctions based on qualities; "qualitative change"; "qualitative data"; "qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture"
	12.	soft - tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime" lenient, indulgent permissive - granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents"
	13.	soft - soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him" gentle mild - moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism"
	14.	soft - having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" easy, gentle light - of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze"
	15.	soft - 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" flabby, flaccid unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"
	16.	soft - willing to negotiate and compromise conciliative, conciliatory - intended to placate; "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a conciliatory visit"
	17.	soft - 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" cushy, easygoing colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech easy - posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma"
	18.	soft - mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze" balmy, mild clement - (of weather or climate) physically mild; "clement weather"
	19.	soft - not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting" subdued dull - emitting or reflecting very little light; "a dull glow"; "dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky"
Adv.	1.	soft - in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard) easy colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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soft

adjective 1. velvety, smooth, silky, furry, feathery, downy, fleecy, like a baby's bottom (informal) << OPPOSITE rough

adjective 2. yielding, flexible, pliable, cushioned, elastic, malleable, spongy, springy, cushiony << OPPOSITE hard

adjective 3. soggy, swampy, marshy, boggy, squelchy, quaggy

adjective 4. squashy, sloppy, mushy, spongy, squidgy Brit. (informal) squishy, gelatinous, squelchy, pulpy, doughy

adjective 5. pliable, flexible, supple, malleable, plastic, elastic, tensile, ductile (of a metal) bendable, mouldable, impressible

adjective 6. quiet, low, gentle, sweet, whispered, soothing, murmured, muted, subdued, mellow, understated, melodious, mellifluous, dulcet, soft-toned << OPPOSITE loud

adjective 7. lenient, easy-going, lax, liberal, weak, indulgent, permissive, spineless, boneless, overindulgent << OPPOSITE harsh

adjective 8. kind, tender, sentimental, compassionate, sensitive, gentle, pitying, sympathetic, tenderhearted, touchy-feely (informal)

adjective 9. (Informal) easy, comfortable, undemanding, cushy (informal) easy-peasy (slang)

adjective 10. pale, light, subdued, pastel, pleasing, bland, mellow << OPPOSITE bright

adjective 11. dim, faint, dimmed << OPPOSITE bright

adjective 12. mild, delicate, caressing, temperate, balmy

adjective 13. (Informal) feeble-minded, simple, silly, foolish, daft (informal) soft in the head (informal) a bit lacking (informal)

Translations

soft [sɔft] adj [teacher, parent] → blando (= gentle, not loud); suave (= stupid); bobo;

soft currency → divisa blanda or débil

soft [sɔft] adj (= not rough) → doux(douce) (= not hard); doux, mou(molle) (= not loud); doux, léger/ère (= kind); doux, gentil(le) (= weak); indulgent(e) (= stupid); stupide, débile

soft [sɔft] adj → weich;

(not rough) → zart;

(voice, music, light, colour) → gedämpft;

(lenient) → nachsichtig;

soft in the head (inf) → nicht ganz richtig im Kopf

soft [sɔft] adj (= not rough) → morbido/a (= not hard); soffice (= not loud); sommesso/a (= kind); gentile: [look, smile] → dolce (= not strict); indulgente (= weak); debole (= stupid); stupido/a

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adj soft [soft]

1 not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed a soft cushion. sag طَري ، وَثير мек měkký blød weich μαλακός blando pehme نرم pehmeä mou רַך नरम, मुलायम, कोमल mekan puha, lágy empuk mjúkur morbido 柔らかい 부드러운 minkštas mīksts lembut zacht myk, bløt miękki macio moale мягкий mäkký mehek mekan mjuk อ่อนโยน yumuşa(cı)k 軟的 м'який نرم، ملائم mềm, dẻo 软的

2 pleasantly smooth to the touch The dog has a soft, silky coat. sag ناعِم приятен měkký blød weich απαλός suave (siid)pehme لطيف pehmeä doux, soyeux חָלָק चिकना, मसृण mekan, gladak finom lembut mjúkur, þægilegur viðkomu morbido, soffice すべすべした 보들보들한, 매끄러운 švelnus maigs; glāsmains lembut zacht myk, bløt miękki macio moale, mătăsos мягкий mäkký mehek mekan mjuk, len นุ่ม tatlı 松軟的 м'який چکنا، خوشگوار nhẵn, mịn, mượt 松软的

3 not loud a soft voice. sag ناعِم، لَيْسَ مُرْتَفِعا тих tichý blød; blid sanft απαλός, γλυκός, σιγανός suave mahe آهسته vieno doux שקט धीमा मन्द tih, blag halk pelahan mildur dolce, soave 低い (음성이) 조용한, 낮은 švelnus maigs; liegs perlahan zacht dempet, lav, svak cichy suave blând тихий tichý tih tih dämpad เบา yavaş, alçak sesli 柔和的 ніжний, лагідний نرم، خوش آئند nhẹ, nhẹ nhàng 柔和的

4 (of colour) not bright or harsh a soft pink. sag خافِت، ليْسَ لامِعا деликатен (цвят) měkký dæmpet gedämpft ήπιος, γλυκός suave mahe ملايم pehmeä doux שַקֵט सादा nježan meleg lembut mildur tenue 落着いた (색깔 등이) 차분한, 번쩍거리지 않는 neryškus, švelnus maigs; mierīgs lembut zacht svak, myk, dempet spokojny suave moale неяркий, нежный jemný nežen svetlo dämpad, mild จาง yumuşak, tatlı (顏色)柔和的 неяскравий ہلکا dịu, không lòe loẹt （颜色）柔和的

5 not strict (enough) You are too soft with him. lig, sag لَيِّن، غَيْر صارِم отстъпчив shovívavý mild; blid mild μαλακός, επιεικής blando järeleandlik رئوف peräänantava indulgent רַך मुलायम blag, nedovoljno strog gyenge lunak mildur indulgente, tenero 優しい (성격이) 온화한, 부드러운 minkštas, nuolaidus nepietiekami stingrs lembut slap mild delikatny, łagodny brando indul­gent недостаточно строгий zhovievavý popustljiv mek beskedlig, släpphänt นุ่มนวล gevşek, zayıf 軟弱的 м'який نرم دل nhu nhược 软弱的

6 (of a drink) not alcoholic At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits. koeldrank غَيْر كُحولي газирана напитка nealkoholický læskedrik; sodavand alkoholfrei μη οινοπνευματώδης (για ποτό) no alcohólico ilma alkoholita, karastus- غير الكلي alkoholiton non alcoolisé מַשקֶה קַל मधुर, मीठा bezalkoholan (piće) alkoholmentes ringan óáfengur analcolico アルコール分のない (음료가) 알코올 성분이 들어 있지 않은 nealkoholinis bezalkoholisks ringan fris{#169} alkoholfri; brus bezalkoholowy não alcoólico nealcoolic безалкогольный nealkoholický brezalkoholen bezalkoholni alkoholfri น้ำอัดลม; เครื่องดื่มไม่ผสมแอลกอฮอล์ alkolsüz 不含酒精的(軟飲料) безалкогольний غیر الکحلی مشروب nhẹ ,dịu 不含酒精的（软饮料）

7 childishly weak, timid or silly Don't be so soft – the dog won't hurt you. laf ضَعيف، جَبان، سَخيف изнежен bázlivý bange verweichlicht μαλθακός, δειλός, ανόητος tonto, bobo arg, rumal سست arka stupide רַכרוּכִי बेवकूफ nemuževan, mekoput félénk penakut kjánalegur, linur stupido 柔弱な 유약한; 어리석은 bailus bailīgs bodoh; miring flauw feig miękki, bojaźliwy medricas tâmpit, idiot кроткий bojazlivý reva stidljiv pjoskig อ่อนแอ zayıf 膽怯的 боязкий; дурний کمزور، احمقانہ yếu đuối, ủy mị 胆怯的

adv ˈsoftly

sag بِنُعومَه меко měkce; tiše blødt; blidt; mildt; dæmpet weich μαλακά, απαλά suavemente pehmelt pehmeästi doucement בְּרַכּוּת बुद्धू, भोंदू mekano halkan, csendesen, lágyan dengan lembut mjúklega dolcemente, soavemente 柔らかく 부드럽게 švelniai klusi; mierīgi; liegi dengan lembut zacht mykt, mildt miękko, cicho, spokojnie suavemente uşor мягко; тихо; нежно mäkko; ticho mehko mekano mjukt อย่างเบา ๆ tatlı tatlı, alçak sesle 柔軟地 м'яко; ніжно نرمی سے một cách dịu dàng, một cách êm ái 柔软地

n ˈsoftness

sagtheid نُعومَه мекота měkkost, tichost blødhed; blidhed; mildhed; dæmpethed die Weichheit απαλότητα suavidad pehmus pehmeys douceur רַכּוּת मूर्खता mekoća, blagost lágyság, puhaság kelembutan mÿkt, mildi dolcezza, soavità 柔らかさ 부드러움 švelnumas maigums; mierīgums; liegums kelembutan zachtheid mykhet, bløthet; feighet miękkość, spokój suavidade moliciune; blândeţe мягкость mäkkosť; tichosť mehkoba mekanost mjukhet ความนุ่มนวล; ความเบาบาง; ความอ่อนนุ่ม yumuşaklık 溫柔 м'якість; лагідність نرمی tính dịu dàng, mềm dẻo, ủy mị 温柔

v soften [ˈsofn]

to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion. sagmaak, verdoof يُنَعِّم، يُخَفِّف حِدَّة омекотявам (се) tlumit (se) dæmpe dämpfen μαλακώνω, απαλύνω suavizar pehmendama, pehmenema نرم كردن pehmentää, pehmentyä (s')adoucir לְרַכֵּך नरमा कर देना smekšati, oslabiti (meg)lágyít meredam mÿkja, milda ammorbidire; attenuare 柔らげる 부드럽게 하다; 부드러워지다; 완화하다 sušvelninti, sušvelnėti mīkstināt; klusināt; vājināt melembutkan zacht (doen) worden dempe, myke opp, svekke, formilde zmiękczać, osłabiać amortecer a înmuia; a slăbi; a atenua смягчать(ся) tlmiť (sa) omehčati (se); ublažiti omekšati göra mjuk, dämpa, mildra ทำให้อ่อนนุ่ม yumuşa(t)mak 軟化，減弱，少痛苦 пом'якшувати(ся) نرمانا، کمزور کرنا làm cho mềm, làm cho dịu 软化，减弱，少痛苦

adj ˌsoft-ˈboiled

(of eggs) slightly boiled, so that the yolk is still soft She likes her eggs soft-boiled. saggekook نِصْف مَسْلوقَه рохко сварен naměkko blødkogt weichgekocht μελάτος (για αβγό) pasado por agua pehme pehmeäksi keitetty à la coque בֵּיצָה רַכָּה meko kuhan (jaje) lágy direbus setengah matang linsoðinn alla coque 半熟の (달걀이) 반숙인 minkštas mīksti vārīts (par olu) separuh masak zachtgekookt bløtkokt gotowany na miękko mal cozido moale всмятку namäkko v mehko kuhan meko kuvan löskokt ที่คิดมาก rafadan, az pişmiş (蛋)煮成溏心的 рідко зварений نرم ابلا ہوا انڈا luộc lòng đào （蛋）煮成溏心的

adj ˌsoft-ˈhearted

kind-hearted and generous He had been given some money by a soft-hearted aunt. sagmoedig كَريم، عَطوف، رَقيق القَلْب мекосърдечен dobrosrdečný blødhjertet weichherzig συμπονετικός, καλόκαρδος, γενναιόδωρος compasivo, bondadoso pehmesüdameline helläsydäminen au coeur tendre רַחמָן कोमल हृदय वाला meka srca, sućutan lágyszívű baik hati brjóstgóður da cuore tenero 優しい 마음씨 고운 minkštaširdis mīkstsirdīgs berhati lembut teerhartig bløthjertet o miękkim sercu bondoso tandru мягкосердечный dobrosrdečný mehkega srca dobroćudan godhjärtad ที่มีเมตตา yufka yürekli, merhametli 好心腸的 чуйний; м'якосердий نرم دل đa cảm, dễ mềm lòng 好心肠的

adj ˌsoft-ˈspoken

having a gentle voice or manner She was a soft-spoken woman with a shy smile. vriendelik مَعْسول اللسان любезен s jemným hlasem blid gewinnend γλυκομίλητος de voz suave/dulce mahehäälne lempeä-ääninen à la voix douce מְדַבֵּר בְּנוֹעָם मृदुभाषी, मधुर भाषी blag, ljubazan szelíd halus budi bahasanya blíðmáll; vingjarnlegur dalla voce dolce, affabile 物ごしの柔らかい (말씨가) 부드러운, 상냥한 švelnus ar maigu balsi; mierīgs bersuara lembut met zachte stem som har mild stemme/vesen o łagodnym głosie afável cu voce blândă мягким голосом, тихий s jemným hlasom mil tihog glasa vänlig, älskvärd, som talar med mild (vänlig) röst พูดนุ่มนวล tatlı dilli, yumuşak sesli 說話溫柔的 солодкомовний خوش گفتار، شیریں کلام thỏ thẻ, nhẹ nhàng 说话温柔的

n ˈsoftware

computer programs, as opposed to the machines themselves (ˈhardware). sagteware, programmatuur بَرامِج الحاسوب софтуер programové vybavení počítače software die Software λογισμικό Η/Υ software tarkvara ohjelmisto logiciel תוֹכנָה कंप्यूटर के प्रोग्राम चार्ट इत्यादि kompjuterski programi, podaci szoftver perangkat lunak forrit, hugbúnaður software ソフトウェア 소프트웨어 programinė įranga (datora) programmatisks nodrošinājums perisian programmatuur programvare oprogramowanie software soft­ware программное обеспечение softvér programska oprema softver mjukvara โปรแกรมต่าง ๆ ที่ใช้กับเครื่องคอมพิวเตอร์ yazılım 軟件 програмне забезпечення کمپیوٹر میں استعمال ہونے والے پروگرام اور معلومات phần mềm 软件

n / adj ˈsoftwood

(of) the wood of a conebearing tree eg a pine softwood furniture. sagtehout خَشَب رَخْو иглолистна дървесина měkké dřevo blødtræ; blødt træ das Nadelbaumholz μαλακό ξύλο κωνοφόρων δέντρων madera de coníferas pehme puit, pehmest puidust havupuu bois tendre עֵץ רַך मृदुकाष्ठ meko (crnogorično) drvo puhafa kayu lunak mjúkviður (fura, greni) legno dolce; di legno dolce 軟材(の) 연한 나무(의), 침엽수 재목(의) minkšta mediena skujkoku koksne; skujkoku- kayu lembut zachthout bløtt tre (gran,furu) drewno miękkie, z drewna miękkiego madeira-branca lemn moale мягкая древесина mäkké drevo mehek les meko drvo mjukt träslag, trä av barrträd ไม้เนื้ออ่อน çam tahtası(ndan yapılmış) 軟材 м'яка деревина سفیدہ یا صنوبری لکڑی کی طرح نرم gỗ mềm 软材

have a soft spot for

to have a weakness for (someone or something) because of great affection He's always had a soft spot for his youngest son. sagte plekkie نُقْطَة ضَعْف имам слабо място mít slabost pro svaghed for eine Schwäche haben für έχω αδυναμία σε κπ. ή κτ. tener una debilidad por (kellegi, millegi suhtes) nõrk olema ضعيف بودن olla heikkona johonkin avoir un faible pour qqn/qqch. חוְּלשָה ל- biti mekan prema nekome, imati slabu točku za nekoga elfogult vki javára punya kelemahan vera veikur fyrir (avere un debole per) 弱味 (지나친 애정으로) ...이라면 약해진다 jausti kam nors silpnybę just vājību pret kādu lembut hati terhadap seseorang een zwak hebben voor være svak for mieć słabość do ter um fraquinho por a avea o slăbiciune pentru cineva/ ceva питать слабость к (кому-л., чему-л.) mať slabosť pre imeti posebno nagnjenje do imati slabost vara svag för จุดอ่อน ...-e zaafı olmak 易受打動的(感情) мати слабкість до کسی سے موانست ، مروت برتنا say đắm,say mê ai, cái gì 易受打动的（感情）