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softness |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Softness \Soft"ness\, n. [AS. s?ftness, s?ftnyss.] The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to {hardness}, and used in the various specific senses of the adjective. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: softness n 1: the property of giving little resistance to pressure [ant: {hardness}] 2: a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency [ant: {volume}] 3: a disposition to be lenient in judging others "softness is not something permitted of good leaders"
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