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soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight |
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hard dried out; "hard dry rolls left over from the day before"
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brushed,
fleecy,
napped (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics"
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cheeselike having the consistency of cheese
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compressible,
squeezable capable of being compressed or made more compact; "compressible packing materials"; "a compressible box"
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cottony resembling cotton; as soft as cotton
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cushioned,
cushiony,
padded softened by the addition of cushions or padding
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demulcent,
emollient,
salving,
softening having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
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downlike,
downy,
flossy,
fluffy covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds"
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flaccid drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness; "a flaccid penis"
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flocculent,
woolly,
wooly having a fluffy character or appearance
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yielding tending to give in or surrender or agree; "too yielding to make a stand against any encroachments"- V.I.Parrington
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mushy having the consistency of mush
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overstuffed upholstered thickly and deeply; "an overstuffed sofa"
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semisoft,
softish somewhat soft
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spongelike,
spongy,
squashy,
squishy like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
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velvet,
velvety resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface
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soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music" |
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loud characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"
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quiet of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g.
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intensity,
loudness,
volume high level or degree; the property of being intense
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dull,
muffled,
muted,
softened (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"
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euphonious having a pleasant sound; "a euphonious trill of silver laughter"
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gentle having or showing a kindly or tender nature; "the gentle touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes"
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hushed,
muted,
quiet,
subdued in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"
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little,
small small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks"; "what a nasty little situation"
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low,
low-toned literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"
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murmuring,
susurrant,
whispering making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices"
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murmurous,
rustling,
soughing,
susurrous characterized by soft sounds; "a murmurous brook"; "a soughing wind in the pines"; "a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines"- R.P.Warren
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soft-footed sound of quiet gentle steps
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soft-spoken having a speaking manner that is not loud or harsh; "she was always soft-spoken"
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soft - out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance; "he was too soft for the army"; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks" |
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flabby,
flaccid |
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unfit not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"
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soft - compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children" |
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hard dried out; "hard dry rolls left over from the day before"
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tender (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots"
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warmhearted marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity; "gave a warmhearted welcome to the stranger"
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mellow having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"
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soft - (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') |
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hard dried out; "hard dry rolls left over from the day before"
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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')
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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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soft - not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting" |
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subdued |
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dull (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"
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soft - willing to negotiate and compromise |
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conciliative,
conciliatory intended to placate; "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a conciliatory visit"
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soft - (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value; "the market for computers is soft" |
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falling becoming lower or less in degree or value; "a falling market"; "falling incomes"
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soft - (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected |
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diffuse,
diffused |
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concentrated,
hard gathered together or made less diffuse; "their concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated ore"
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soft - not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons); "soft targets" |
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hardened converted to solid form (as concrete)
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soft - using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation; "soft data"; "the soft sciences" |
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qualitative involving distinctions based on qualities; "qualitative change"; "qualitative data"; "qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture"
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