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softer |
Overview of adj soft The adj soft has 10 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (18) soft -- (lacking in hardness relatively or comparatively) 2. (13) soft -- (metaphorically soft; "my father is a soft touch"; "soft light"; "a soft rain"; "a soft Southern drawl"; "soft brown eyes"; "a soft glance") 3. (4) soft -- (of sound; relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"; ") 4. (2) delicate, soft -- (easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin") 5. piano, soft -- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition") 6. nonalcoholic, soft -- (used of beverages; not containing alcohol; "nonalcoholic beverages"; "soft drinks") 7. soft -- (of speech sounds; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')) 8. indulgent, lax, lenient, soft -- (tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children") 9. easy, gentle, soft -- (having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window") 10. cushy, soft -- ((informal) not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; "what a cushy job!"; "a soft job") Antonyms of adj soft 10 senses of soft Sense 1 soft (vs. hard) hard (vs. soft) => adamantine => corneous, hornlike, horny => erect, tumid => firm, solid => granitic, granitelike, rocklike, stony => hardened, set => lignified, woody => marmoreal, marmorean => ossified => petrified => petrous, stonelike => slaty, slatey => steely => unpadded => semihard Sense 2 soft (vs. hard) hard (vs. soft) => brutal, cruel, harsh, rigorous, unkind => calculating, calculative, conniving, scheming, shrewd => case-hardened, hardened, hard-boiled => steely => stiff, uphill Sense 3 soft (vs. loud) loud (vs. soft) => big => blaring, blasting => clarion => deafening, earsplitting, roaring, thunderous, thundery => earthshaking => loud-mouthed => loud-voiced => shattering => shouted, yelled => vocal Sense 4 delicate, soft INDIRECT (VIA tender) -> tough, toughened Sense 5 piano (vs. forte), soft Sense 6 nonalcoholic (vs. alcoholic), soft Sense 7 soft (vs. hard) hard (vs. soft) => plosive => velar Sense 8 indulgent, lax, lenient, soft INDIRECT (VIA permissive) -> unpermissive Sense 9 easy, gentle, soft INDIRECT (VIA light) -> heavy Sense 10 cushy, soft INDIRECT (VIA easy) -> difficult, hard Similarity of adj soft 10 senses of soft Sense 1 soft (vs. hard) => brushed, fleecy, napped => cheeselike => compressible, squeezable => cushioned, cushiony, padded => demulcent, emollient, salving, softening => downy, downlike, flossy, fluffy => flabby, flaccid => brushed, fleecy, napped => yielding => mushy => overstuffed => softish, semisoft => spongy, squashy, squishy, spongelike => velvet, velvety => cottony => flocculent, woolly, wooly Sense 2 soft (vs. hard) => coddled, pampered, spoiled => compliant => diffused, softened => easy => effeminate, weak => euphonious => liquid => mellow, mellowing Also See-> easy#1; kind#1; merciful#1; tender#1; warmhearted#1 Sense 3 soft (vs. loud) => dull, muffled, muted, softened => gentle => little, small => low low-toned => murmuring, susurrant, whispering => murmurous, rustling, soughing, susurrous => soft-footed => soft-spoken => hushed, muted, subdued, quiet Also See-> quiet#2 Sense 4 delicate, soft => tender (vs. tough), untoughened Sense 5 piano (vs. forte), soft => pianissimo => pianissimo assai Sense 6 nonalcoholic (vs. alcoholic), soft Sense 7 soft (vs. hard) => fricative, sibilant, spirant => palatal, palatalized, palatalised => fricative, sibilant, spirant Sense 8 indulgent, lax, lenient, soft => permissive (vs. unpermissive) Sense 9 easy, gentle, soft => light (vs. heavy) Sense 10 cushy, soft => easy (vs. difficult) Attributes of adj soft 2 of 10 senses of soft Sense 1 soft (vs. hard) => hardness Sense 3 soft (vs. loud) => volume, loudness, intensity Familiarity of adj soft soft used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 10) Grep of adj soft semisoft soft soft-boiled soft-footed soft-nosed soft-spoken soft-witted soft on softened softening softheaded softhearted softish softwood Overview of adj soft The adj soft has 10 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (18) soft -- (lacking in hardness relatively or comparatively) 2. (13) soft -- (metaphorically soft; "my father is a soft touch"; "soft light"; "a soft rain"; "a soft Southern drawl"; "soft brown eyes"; "a soft glance") 3. (4) soft -- (of sound; relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"; ") 4. (2) delicate, soft -- (easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin") 5. piano, soft -- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition") 6. nonalcoholic, soft -- (used of beverages; not containing alcohol; "nonalcoholic beverages"; "soft drinks") 7. soft -- (of speech sounds; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')) 8. indulgent, lax, lenient, soft -- (tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children") 9. easy, gentle, soft -- (having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window") 10. cushy, soft -- ((informal) not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; "what a cushy job!"; "a soft job")
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