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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | soft | Lacking in hardness relatively or comparatively |
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| 2 | soft | Metaphorically soft | |
| 3 | soft | Of sound | |
| 4 | soft, delicate | Easily hurt | |
| 5 | soft, piano | Used chiefly as a direction or description in music | |
| 6 | soft, nonalcoholic | Used of beverages | |
| 7 | soft | Of speech sounds | |
| 8 | soft, indulgent, lax, lenient | Tolerant or lenient | |
| 9 | soft, easy, gentle | Having little impact | |
| 10 | soft, cushy | Not burdensome or demanding | |
| ADVERB | 1 | soft, easy | In a relaxed manner |
| Sounds | saa'ft; sao'ft |
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| Rhymes | waft, Zoloft |
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| Meaning | Lacking in hardness relatively or comparatively. |
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| Attribute of | hardness |
| Similar | brushed, fleecy, napped; cheeselike; compressible, squeezable; cottony; cushioned, cushiony, padded; demulcent, emollient, salving, softening; downy, downlike, flossy, fluffy; flabby, flaccid; flocculent, woolly, wooly; yielding; mushy; overstuffed; softish, semisoft; spongy, squashy, squishy, spongelike; velvet, velvety |
| Contrary | hard |
| Meaning | Metaphorically soft. |
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| Examples | "my father is a soft touch"; "soft light"; "a soft rain"; "a soft Southern drawl"; "soft brown eyes"; "a soft glance" |
| Similar | coddled, pampered, spoiled; compliant; diffused, softened; easy; effeminate, weak; euphonious; liquid; mellow, mellowing |
| See also | easy; kind; merciful; tender; warmhearted |
| Contrary | hard |
| Meaning | Of sound. Relatively low in volume. |
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| Examples | "soft voices"; "soft music" |
| Attribute of | volume, loudness, intensity |
| Similar | dull, muffled, muted, softened; gentle; hushed, muted, subdued, quiet; little, small; low, low-toned; murmuring, susurrant, whispering; murmurous, rustling, soughing, susurrous; soft-footed; soft-spoken |
| See also | quiet |
| Contrary | loud |
| Adverbs | softly |
| Meaning | Easily hurt. |
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| Examples | "soft hands" |
| Synonyms | delicate |
| Similar to | tender, untoughened |
| Meaning | Used chiefly as a direction or description in music. |
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| Synonyms | piano |
| Similar | pianissimo; pianissimo assai |
| Contrary | forte, loud |
| Meaning | Used of beverages. Not containing alcohol. |
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| Examples | "soft drinks" |
| Synonyms | nonalcoholic |
| Contrary | alcoholic |
| Meaning | Of speech sounds. Characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh'). |
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| Similar | fricative, sibilant, spirant; palatal, palatalized, palatalised |
| Contrary | hard |
| Meaning | Tolerant or lenient. |
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| Examples | "too soft on the children" |
| Synonyms | indulgent, lax, lenient |
| Similar to | permissive |
| Meaning | Having little impact. |
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| Examples | "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" |
| Synonyms | easy, gentle |
| Similar to | light |
| Meaning | Not burdensome or demanding. Borne or done easily and without hardship. |
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| Examples | "a soft job" |
| Synonyms | cushy |
| Similar to | easy |
| Usage | colloquialism |
| Adverbs | soft |
| Meaning | In a relaxed manner. Or without hardship. |
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| Examples | "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard) |
| Synonyms | easy |
| Usage | colloquialism |
| Adjectives | soft |