soft
- adjective
- /sɔft/
- Specialized
- In the quiet room, a soft voice could be heard reading a gentle poem.
Examples
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Just forty years old, Buck bore her Scottish father's high cheekbones, soft voice, and precise diction.
Academic text (2003) -
She was a woman from Mississippi, so she spoke with a soft Southern accent.
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I trust you, she said through a soft but rusty voice.
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OK, very soft voice, but I heard a constant there, so I'm going to take it.
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Also, it will be hard to tell what the students with soft voices are singing.
Academic text (2002) -
There was a quiet instant, the soft sound of water falling on grass.
Fiction book (2001) -
And he does look annoyed and says in his soft voice worried things about me.
Fiction book (1994) -
In a moment, you will hear Nemo's soft voice explaining how Churchill came to do the sculpture.
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"But we aren't," he admitted, his voice soft, and she ducked her head.
Fiction book (1993) -
Islief's voice was always calm, a soft sound like sand gently sighing.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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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
- Specialized
A bullet with a soft tip that expands when it hits something to cause more damage
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
A small insect with a soft, waxy covering that lives on plant stems and leaves
- Specialized
A small blood-sucking animal without a hard shell on its back that bites animals and birds
- Specialized
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
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Etymology
A soft sound can mean it 'uses the voice' in a gentle way; a helpful way to remember is that soft sounds feel less harsh and more voiced than hard, breathy ones.