softie
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5.8
- noun
- /ˈsɔfti/
- Offensive
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- My brother may act tough, but he is really a softie when it comes to animals.
- a big softie
- an old softie
- a sentimental softie
They think he was a complete softie on communism.
- They think he was a complete softie on communism.
- And that's why I say to people who are like, you know, real sort of liberal softies, yeah, they don't think like us.
- And some of this may be setting specific Nobody expects a drill Sergeant to be a teddy bear or a football coach to be a softie.
- But the really important part, I think for me is like having my family that I love and I and I and I, you're such a big softie on the inside.
- Like like I'm, you know, in some sense I try to be tough, but like I, I could be a softie in that in like certain certain like attacks can get to me.
Examples
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Underneath it all, I think you're a real softie.
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I didn't take you for a softie.
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And well, he knew that I was a softie so he was opposed to it.
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Ah, I never knew you were such a softie.
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I like that I can be a big softie and cry at silly things.
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Bill was like the definition of a softie.
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For me, I'm a softie all the way.
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But they're a bunch of big softies!
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He finally caved, the big softie.
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He's a grizzly when he's here, but, you know, once he gets home, he's a real softie.
Synonyms
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6.8
A person who shows strong feelings easily and is not tough
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7.5
A person who feels emotions too easily and shows them
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3.3
A person who has strong feelings easily and often
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9.9
A person who makes decisions based on feelings rather than careful thought
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9.9
A person who is weak and afraid to act in difficult situations
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4.4
A person who is easily affected by others' feelings
A person who is not brave and acts weak
A person who easily agrees and can be taken advantage of
Antonyms
How Sentimental
- Offensive
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7.4
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7.5
- Offensive
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5.8
- Offensive
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5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Softie comes from the English word soft meaning 'gentle' and the friendly ending -ie meaning 'small' or 'cute'. So, a softie is someone who is gentle and easily moved by feelings, which is why we use it for a person who is emotional or very kind.