soft
adjective, soft·er, soft·est.
- (of a metal) easily magnetized and demagnetized.
- (of solder) fusing readily.
- (of a metal or alloy) fully annealed, so as to provide minimum mechanical hardness.
- (of a photographic image) having delicate gradations of tone.
- (of a focus) lacking in sharpness.
- (of a lens) unable to be focused sharply.
- (of consonants) lenis, especially lenis and voiced.
- (of c and g) pronounced as in cent and gem.
- (of consonants in Slavic languages) palatalized.Compare hard(def 38).
noun
adverb
interjection Archaic.
Idioms for soft
Origin of soft
SYNONYMS FOR soft
OTHER WORDS FROM soft
Words nearby soft
Example sentences from the Web for soft
There were stomachs, taut and flat, but also undulating bellies, soft and bloated from the breakfast buffet.
Francis is well into his seventies, looks it, has a mild demeanor and soft speaking style; but his rhetoric is electrifying.
My surgeon told me my bones were so soft he could barely install the screws.
On it a young beardless man speaks Chechen and Arabic with a soft accent.
Fierce Fighting in Grozny Raises Specter of ISIS Influence in Russia |Anna Nemtsova |December 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Reprinted by permission of Soft Skull Press, an imprint of Counterpoint.
It makes me feel ridiculous to think I was soft enough to believe that rubbage.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)She almost always wore a pleasant smile on her rosy lips; a light of loving tenderness generally shone in her soft blue eyes.
Minnie Brown |Daniel WiseAbove, the aurora flashed red shafts, while a soft moaning filled the sky.
Menotah |Ernest G. HenhamShe saw that his lips were firm, under his soft faded mustache.
Main Street |Sinclair LewisHe drew his hand away from her as if the soft touch of her lips had been fire that burned it.
The Evil Genius |Wilkie Collins
British Dictionary definitions for soft
adjective
- an older word for lenis
- (not in technical usage) denoting the consonants c and g in English when they are pronounced as palatal or alveolar fricatives or affricates (s, / dʒ /, / ʃ /, / ð /, / tʃ /) before e and i, rather than as velar stops (k, g)
- (in the Slavonic languages) palatalized before a front vowel or a special character (soft sign) written as Ь
- unprotected against attacka soft target
- military unarmoured, esp as applied to a truck by comparison with a tank
- gentle, sympathetic, or lenient towards
- feeling affection or infatuation for
adverb
noun
interjection archaic
Derived forms of soft
softly, adverbWord Origin for soft
Idioms and Phrases with soft
In addition to the idioms beginning with soft
- soften up
- soft in the head
- soft job
- soft on
- soft pedal
- soft sell
- soft soap
- soft spot
- soft touch
also see:
- hard (soft) sell