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softness - the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded |
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hardness the quality of being difficult to do; "he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness"; "the ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail"
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body,
consistence,
consistency,
eubstance the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"
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compressibility,
sponginess,
squeezability the property of being able to occupy less space
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downiness,
featheriness,
fluffiness a light softness
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flabbiness,
flaccidity,
limpness a flabby softness
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mushiness,
pulpiness a mushy pulpy softness
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softness - a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency; "and in softness almost beyond hearing" |
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intensity,
loudness,
volume high level or degree; the property of being intense
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sound property an attribute of sound
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faintness barely audible
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decrescendo,
diminuendo (music) a gradual decrease in loudness
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pianissimo,
piano a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
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softness - a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is not something permitted of good leaders" |
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indulgence,
lenience,
leniency the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution; "in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse"
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softness - a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare; "the softness of the morning sky" |
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visual property an attribute of vision
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softness - a state of declining economic condition; "orders have recently picked up after a period of extreme softness"; "he attributes the disappointing results to softness in the economy" |
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economic condition the condition of the economy
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