Softness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsɔftnəs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Softness is a noun meaning The quality of being soft.
Meaning
The quality of being soft.
Example Sentences
[…] the informal dressers, with their "divided skirts" and stealthy advances towards confessed trouserdom, are the strong-minded sisterhood, to whom the softnesses of sex are abominations […]
Word Forms
- softnesses
Synonyms for softness
Depending on context, synonyms include flaccidity, mollitude.
Antonyms for softness
Common opposites include hardness, intensity, volume, loudness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include softening, gentleness, delicacy, flexibility, kindness, smoothness.
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