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softness

softness

1 2.5
A gentle light or view with blurred edges
  • noun
  • /ˈsɔːftnəs/
: suavidad
  • You can see the softness of the edges in this painting, making it feel more dreamlike.

I wanted them to just have this softness but still have that bright color.

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Examples

  • So instead of black, the brown just adds some sort of softness and elegance.

  • The warm softness of her body pressed against him, and he breathed deeply the fragrance of her hair.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • I wanted them to just have this softness but still have that bright color.

    Tati

  • This has such a beautiful softness to it that it does not smell sour at all.

  • I'm seeing some of the softness in the paint.

  • Sometimes I prefer the softness of an eyeshadow.

  • But when you touch your skin, there is this incredible feeling of just tenderness, softness to the skin, which is immense.

  • There is such a softness to these kind of Pearlian metallic tones.

  • Her head lolled heavily against his, the softness of her breast pressed into his arm.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • More than anything, she loves his voice, the still faintly southern softness of his black drawl.

    Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

blurriness
vssoftness
2 4.5

A lack of clear detail in what you see or in a picture

is about a gentle muted visual look as well as unclear edges
fuzziness
vssoftness
1 5.8

A blurry picture or idea hard to see and understand

describes a gentle visual effect rather than only blur
fogginess
vssoftness
1 4.4

A feeling of being confused and slow to think

refers to a gentle visual quality rather than actual atmospheric haze
indistinctness
vssoftness
1 7.0

Lack of clear detail that makes things hard to see or hear

adds gentle subdued visual quality beyond mere lack of clarity
mellowness
vssoftness
1 4.1

A soft, warm quality in light or colour that feels gentle

is gentler visually and focuses on muted light and indistinct edges
subduedness
vssoftness
7.4

A soft, less bright quality in light or sound

is visually gentler and also implies unclear outlines

Antonyms

sharpness
5 3.2

How clear and detailed an image or sound appears

harshness
1 3.4

A rough surface that makes skin sore

How Soft

obscurity
1 6.9
softness
1 2.5
fuzziness
1 5.8
crispness
  • Specialized
1 3.7

Surface Forms

softness singular
softnesses plural

Morphology

softness = soft (transparent) = soft + ness

The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'soft' with the productive suffix '-ness', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Softness comes from the old word soft plus the ending -ness meaning 'quality', and soft originally meant 'gentle' or 'easy to press', like the blurred, calm light of a candle. So softness here means the 'quality of being gentle or not sharp' in sight.