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soft as in in a relaxed manner
- “or without hardship“
- “just wanted to take it easy“
- “the judge went easy on the young defendant“
Synonyms
- easy with ease (`easy’ is sometimes used informally for `easily’); without speed (`slow’ is sometimes used informally for `slowly’); in a relaxed manner; posing no difficulty; not hurried or forced; free from worry or anxiety; affording pleasure; having little impact; readily exploited or tricked; in fortunate circumstances financially; marked by moderate steepness; affording comfort; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally
soft as in yielding readily to pressure or weight
soft as in compassionate and kind
- “conciliatory“
- “he was soft on his children“
soft as in (of sound) relatively low in volume
- “soft voices“
- “soft music“
soft as in easily hurt
- “soft hands“
- “a baby’s delicate skin“
Synonyms
- delicate exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; easily broken or damaged or destroyed; easily hurt; developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; difficult to handle; of an instrument or device
soft as in produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- “a frequently voiced opinion“
- “voiced consonants such as `b’ and `g’ and `z’“
Synonyms
- voiced produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- sonant produced with vibration of the vocal cords; a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
soft as in not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- “soft targets“
soft as in (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft
- “in a quiet, subdued tone“
- “the piano passages in the composition“
Synonyms
- piano used as a direction in music; (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds ; (music) low loudness
soft as in (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
Synonyms
- diffuse spread out; (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected ; lacking conciseness; move outward; spread or diffuse through; cause to become widely known
- diffused (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material; (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
soft as in (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’)“
soft as in (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
- “the market for computers is soft“
soft as in using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
- “soft data“
- “the soft sciences“
soft as in tolerant or lenient
- “indulgent parents risk spoiling their children“
- “too soft on the children“
- “they are soft on crime“
Synonyms
- indulgent characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone; tolerant or lenient; being favorably inclined
- lenient tolerant or lenient; not strict; characterized by tolerance and mercy
soft as in soft and mild
- “not harsh or stern or severe“
- “a gentle reprimand“
- “a vein of gentle irony“
- “poked gentle fun at him“
Synonyms
- gentle cause to be more favorably inclined; give a title to someone; stroke soothingly ; soft and mild; having or showing a kindly or tender nature; quiet and soothing; belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; easily handled or managed; having little impact; marked by moderate steepness
soft as in having little impact
- “an easy pat on the shoulder“
- “gentle rain“
- “a gentle breeze“
- “a soft (or light) tapping at the window“
Synonyms
- easy with ease (`easy’ is sometimes used informally for `easily’); without speed (`slow’ is sometimes used informally for `slowly’); in a relaxed manner; posing no difficulty; not hurried or forced; free from worry or anxiety; affording pleasure; having little impact; readily exploited or tricked; in fortunate circumstances financially; marked by moderate steepness; affording comfort; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally
- gentle cause to be more favorably inclined; give a title to someone; stroke soothingly ; soft and mild; having or showing a kindly or tender nature; quiet and soothing; belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; easily handled or managed; having little impact; marked by moderate steepness
soft as in 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“
Synonyms
- flabby out of condition
- flaccid drooping without elasticity; out of condition
soft as in willing to negotiate and compromise
soft as in not burdensome or demanding
- “borne or done easily and without hardship“
- “what a cushy job!“
- “the easygoing life of a parttime consultant“
- “a soft job“
Synonyms
- cushy not burdensome or demanding
- easygoing not hurried or forced; not burdensome or demanding; relaxed and informal in attitude or standards
soft as in mild and pleasant
- “balmy days and nights“
- “the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth“
- “a soft breeze“
Synonyms
- balmy informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; mild and pleasant
- mild moderate in type or degree or effect or force; humble in spirit or manner; mild and pleasant
soft as in not brilliant or glaring
- “the moon cast soft shadows“
- “soft pastel colors“
- “subdued lighting“
Synonyms
- subdued in a softened tone; restrained in style or quality; quieted and brought under control; not brilliant or glaring; lacking in light