soft
- adjective
- /sɔft/
- The chamber was flooded with a soft, blue-green light, like an undersea scene.
- soft-spoken
- a soft voice
- soft music
So it's more of a sweet, soft, mild, not sharp.
- So it's more of a sweet, soft, mild, not sharp.
- Now these are I got yellow, soft pink and translucent.
Examples
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The music being played was soft and soothing, perfect for a quiet evening.
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Wow, this smells so good, like a soft rose kind of scent.
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And the answer was really soft, soft words.
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And it looks so like soft focus and pretty.
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To my eye, it looks just very soft and very sweet.
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Just type in something crazy like soft green falling leaves.
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And it's like the key to really soft, really gorgeous skin.
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It's quite a soft sort of glow.
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The color of the walls should be soft shades, such as beige and light gray.
Academic text (2008) -
As if in reply, there was a soft hooting cry of an owl in the forest.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
Kind and not strong in action, sound, or touch
Showing care and kindness in a gentle way
Not strong and small in amount
Weather that is not very cold or hot and feels pleasant
Weather that is pleasantly warm and mild
Smooth and very soft in touch, look, sound, or taste
Soft and not bright, like pale colors or quiet sounds
Spread out over a large area and not in one place
A little paler in color or not very heavy
Light that spreads out and looks soft, not in one direction
Having a little give when you press it
Very soft to the touch like velvet
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
Funds people give to parties or groups to influence elections instead of giving it directly to candidates
- Specialized
Part at the back of the mouth that lifts to close the nose when you swallow or speak
- Informal
A weak part of a plan or organization that others can easily take advantage of
- NSFW
A drug with mild effects, for example cannabis, that does not often cause addiction
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A bullet with a soft tip that expands when it hits something to cause more damage
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A small brown insect that lives on plants, drinks their juice and weakens them
- Specialized
A thick material of tiny particles that behaves like a solid and flows very slowly
- NSFW
A plan that makes people or machines stop working without causing death and without causing damage
- Specialized
A weapon that is not meant to kill people and is used for training and to control crowds
- Specialized
A metal that melts at low heat used to join metal parts, often in electronics
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A small insect with a soft, waxy covering that lives on plant stems and leaves
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A small blood-sucking animal without a hard shell on its back that bites animals and birds
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A Cyrillic letter that makes the consonant before it sound with the tongue near the roof of the mouth
- Australian
A tall fern with a trunk and feathery leaves that grows in cool, shady places
A medium-sized Irish dog with a soft, light brown coat and a very hairy head
A water turtle with a flat soft shell that lives in rivers and lakes and bites hard
How Gentle
Surface Forms
Etymology
Soft originally meant 'gentle', so when we say soft light or sound we mean it is mild and easy on the eyes or ears, just like a gentle touch feels calm.