soft
Adjective
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tells us about: hardness - the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scalesimilar to:
- brushed, fleecy, napped - (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing
- cheeselike - having the consistency of cheese
- compressible, squeezable - capable of being easily compressed
- cottony - resembling cotton; as soft as cotton
- cushioned, cushiony, padded - softened by the addition of cushions or padding
- demulcent, emollient, salving, softening - having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
- downlike, downy, flossy, fluffy - like down or as soft as down
- flaccid - drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness
- flocculent, woolly, wooly - having a fluffy character or appearance
- yielding - lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure
- mushy - having the consistency of mush
- overstuffed - upholstered thickly and deeply
- semisoft, softish - somewhat soft
- spongelike, spongy, squashy, squishy - easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
- velvet, velvety - resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface
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also:
- tender - given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
- warmhearted - marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity
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also: quiet - free of noise or uproar; or making little if any soundtells us about: intensity, loudness, volume - the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)similar to:
- dull, muffled, muted, softened - being or made softer or less loud or clear
- euphonious - (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident
- gentle - quiet and soothing
- hushed, muted, quiet, subdued - in a softened tone
- little, small - (of a voice) faint
- low, low-toned - very low in volume
- murmuring, susurrant, whispering - making a low continuous indistinct sound
- murmurous, rustling, soughing, susurrous - characterized by soft sounds
- soft-footed - sound of quiet gentle steps
- soft-spoken - having a speaking manner that is not loud or harsh
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similar to: tender, untoughened - physically untoughenedsame as: delicate
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similar to:
- pianissimo - (chiefly a direction or description in music) very soft
- pianissimo assai - (chiefly a direction or description in music) very soft
same as: piano -
similar to:
- continuant, fricative, sibilant, spirant, strident - of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
- palatal, palatalised, palatalized - produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin')
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similar to: falling - becoming lower or less in degree or value
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similar to: qualitative - involving distinctions based on qualities
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similar to: permissive - granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline
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similar to: mild - moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extremesame as: gentle
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similar to: light - of little intensity or power or force
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similar to: unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition
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similar to: conciliative, conciliatory - intended to placate
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domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechsimilar to: easy - posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
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similar to: clement - (of weather or climate) physically mild
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similar to: dull - emitting or reflecting very little lightsame as: subdued
Adverb
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domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechsame as: easy
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