soft (sôft, s ft)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-minded; foolish. 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. c. Gradually declining in trend; not firm: a soft economy; a soft computer market. 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. Softcore. 12. Being a turn in a specific direction at an angle less acute than other possible routes: a soft right. 13. Of or relating to a paper currency as distinct from a hard currency backed by gold. 14. Having low dissolved mineral content. 15. Having a low or lower power of penetration: soft x-rays. 16. 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. 17. Unprotected against or vulnerable to attack: a soft target. n. A soft object or part. adv. In a soft manner; gently. [Middle English, pleasant, calm, from Old English s  fte.]soft  ly adv.soft ness n. |
softness [ˈsɒftnɪs]
n
1. the quality or an instance of being soft
2. (Engineering / Metallurgy) Metallurgy the tendency of a metal to distort easily Compare brittleness [2] toughness [2]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | softness - the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded consistency, eubstance, consistence, body - the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake" hardness - the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale |
| 2. |  softness - poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)health problem, ill health, unhealthiness - a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain debility, feebleness, frailness, frailty, infirmity, valetudinarianism - the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) disability, disablement, handicap, impairment - the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" | |
| 3. | softness - the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing; "the day's heat faded into balminess"; "the climate had the softness of the south of France" | |
| 4. | softness - a state of declining economic condition; "orders have recently picked up after a period of extreme softness"; "he attributes the disappointing results to softness in the economy" economic condition - the condition of the economy | |
| 5. | softness - a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency; "and in softness almost beyond hearing" sound property - an attribute of sound faintness - barely audible decrescendo, diminuendo - (music) a gradual decrease in loudness pianissimo, piano - (music) low loudness | |
| 6. | softness - a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare; "the softness of the morning sky" visual property - an attribute of vision | |
| 7. | softness - acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered; "his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough" personal manner, manner - a way of acting or behaving | |
| 8. | softness - the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines opaqueness, opacity - the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light vagueness - indistinctness of shape or character; "the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner" distinctness, sharpness - the quality of being sharp and clear | |
| 9. | softness - the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him" femininity, muliebrity - the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women emasculation - loss of power and masculinity | |
| 10. | softness - a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is not something permitted of good leaders" indulgence, lenience, leniency - a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child" |
Translations
softness [ˈsɒftnɪs] N
1. [of ground, bread] → blandura f, lo blando; [of pencil, water, butter] → lo blando; [of bed, pillow] → lo mullido; [of muscles, flesh] → blandura f
2. [of skin, hair, fabric] → suavidad f
4. [of sound, laugh] → suavidad f
5. (= kindness) → ternura f
6. (= leniency) [of person, approach] → indulgencia f, blandura f
7. (= weakness) → debilidad f
8. (= stupidity) → estupidez f
softness [ˈsɒftnəs] n
[skin, hands, hair, fur, fabric] → douceur f
[light, colours, curves] → douceur f
[voice, music] → douceur f
(= leniency) → indulgence f
[market] → mollesse f
soft option n → solution f de facilité
soft pedal n (on piano) → pédale f douce
soft-pedal [ˌsɒftˈpɛdəl]
soft option n → solution f de facilité
soft pedal n (on piano) → pédale f douce
soft-pedal [ˌsɒftˈpɛdəl]
vt → mettre la pédale douce sur
soft porn n → porno m soft >
soft sell n → promotion f douce
soft shoulder n (US) → bande f d'arrêt d'urgence
soft-soap [ˌsɒftˈsəʊp] vt (= flatter) → caresser dans le sens du poil >
soft-spoken [ˌsɒftˈspəʊkən] adj → à la voix calme et posée
soft target n → cible f facile
soft top n (= car) → décapotable f
soft toy n → peluche f, jouet m en peluche
soft porn n → porno m soft >
soft sell n → promotion f douce
soft shoulder n (US) → bande f d'arrêt d'urgence
soft-soap [ˌsɒftˈsəʊp] vt (= flatter) → caresser dans le sens du poil >
soft-spoken [ˌsɒftˈspəʊkən] adj → à la voix calme et posée
soft target n → cible f facile
soft top n (= car) → décapotable f
soft toy n → peluche f, jouet m en peluche
softness
n
(= smoothness, of skin) → Zartheit f; (of surface) → Glätte f; (of material, velvet) → Weichheit f; (of hair) → Seidigkeit f
(= gentleness) → Sanftheit f; (of light) → Gedämpftheit f; (of music) → leiser Klang; (of rain, breeze, pressure) → Sanftheit f, → Leichtheit f
(Ling, of consonant) → Weichheit f
(= weakness, of character, government) → Schwäche f; (of treatment) → Nachsichtigkeit f; (= leniency, of teacher, parent) → Gutmütigkeit f; (of judge, punishment) → Milde f
(= ease: of life, job) → Bequemlichkeit f
softness [ˈsɒftnɪs] n (of skin, bed, snow, leather) → morbidezza; (of voice, manner, glance) → dolcezza; (indulgence) → indulgenza
softness [ˈsɒftnɪs] n (of skin, bed, snow, leather) → morbidezza; (of voice, manner, glance) → dolcezza; (indulgence) → indulgenza
softness [ˈsɒftnɪs] n (of skin, bed, snow, leather) → morbidezza; (of voice, manner, glance) → dolcezza; (indulgence) → indulgenza
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