Soft

/sɒft/ · adjective

Meaning

Easily giving way under pressure..

Definitions by Sense

1. Easily giving way under pressure.
2. (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
3. (of a sound) Quiet.
4. Gentle.
5. Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
6. Gentle in action or motion; easy.
7. Limp, weak.
8. Weak in character; impressible.

Example Sentences

My head sank easily into the soft pillow.

My favorite Greek cheese is the creamy, sheepy manouri: delicately scented and almost spreadable, it’s like a softer, pudgier feta.

[…] Category Two implement hitches and doubled high-traction agricultural tires hung four to each massive rear axle to breast the steepest, softest dune or guckiest swamp […]

Polish the silver with a soft cloth to avoid scratching.

soft silk; a soft skin

They that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.

I could hear the soft rustle of the leaves in the trees.

Her voice was ever soft, / Gentle, and low, — an excellent thing in woman.

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Word Forms

• softer
• softest
• softs
• more soft
• most soft

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