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Grep of noun soft brown soft scale creeping soft grass soft-cast steel soft-coated wheaten terrier soft-cover soft-cover book soft-finned fish soft-shell clam soft-shell crab soft-shelled crab soft-shelled turtle soft-shoe soft-shoe dancing soft-shoe shuffle soft coal soft corn soft diet soft drink soft drug soft flag soft glass soft goods soft ice cream soft palate soft pedal soft pretzel soft roe soft roll soft rot soft rush soft scale soft sell soft shield fern soft soap soft solder soft spot soft tick soft touch soft tree fern soft water soft wheat softback softback book softball softball game softener softening softheartedness softie softness software software documentation software engineer software error software package software product software system softwood softy 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") Overview of adv soft The adv soft has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) easy, soft -- ((informal) in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard)) 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") Overview of adv soft The adv soft has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) easy, soft -- ((informal) in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard))
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