soft





soft - adjective

  • yielding readily to pressure or weight
  • compassionate and kind; conciliatory
  • (of sound) relatively low in volume
  • produced with vibration of the vocal cords
  • not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
  • used chiefly as a direction or description in music
  • (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
  • (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')
  • easily hurt
  • (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
  • using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
  • tolerant or lenient
  • soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
  • having little impact
  • out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
  • willing to negotiate and compromise
  • not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
  • mild and pleasant
  • not brilliant or glaring

soft - adverb

  • in a relaxed manner; or without hardship

soft - thesaurus

balmy   cushy   delicate   diffuse   diffused   easy   easygoing   flabby   flaccid   gentle   indulgent   lenient   mild   piano   sonant   subdued   voiced  


View spelling list Starter Course: Unit 4: Section 6 and learn about the word soft in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit Starter course: Final consonant blends.

Scrabble score for soft

s is 1 o is 1 f is 4 t is 1
Scrabble score = 7

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