softness
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈsɔːftnəs/
:
suavidad
- I held Lexie's hand, wanting that softness to replace the gritty touch of my grandmother.
- feel the softness
- softness of the skin
- silky softness
So in order to have all these texture combined, because there's a lot going on that's crispy, that's softness, there's the freshness of the fruit.
- So in order to have all these texture combined, because there's a lot going on that's crispy, that's softness, there's the freshness of the fruit.
- I will tell you at this point in my life, I no longer use Denix parts because I can't abide the softness of their castings.
- Looks like dry mask restores softness and shine.
- Especially something that's this kind of cut with this kind of softness, and I love that.
- It just brings everything back to like nice manageability and softness.
- Why does it have colours and textures and tastes and smells, hardness, softness, rocks, galaxies, if it's all made of nothing?
Examples
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The azalea bush glows like sunset, and the butterflies rest in its cloudy softness, slowly fanning their delectable wings.
Fiction book (1996) -
And resting deep in the softness of the cushion was the prettiest golf ball I'd ever seen.
Fiction book (1995) -
The softness of her mouth.
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I could not taste my food or feel the softness of my narrow bed.
Fiction book (1998) -
There was comfort in the taste and in the softness on his tongue.
Fiction book (1995) -
I looked toward that corner and reached in my pocket and felt the softness of the Chief's gift.
Fiction book (1990) -
Working with the softness of clay fills my heart with happiness.
Academic text (2007) -
His skin was tanned, but still had the dewy softness of first youth.
Fiction book (1990) -
Sano hugged his son close, enjoying Masahiro's softness and sweet smell.
Fiction book (2002) -
The softness of the pillow made it easy to fall asleep.
Synonyms
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7.4
The ability of a metal to be shaped by hammering or pressure without cracking
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6.1
Easy to shape or bend without breaking
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7.4
How much a material becomes smaller when you press it
A material quality that lets you shape it without breaking, like metal or plastic
Easy to bend or shape without breaking
The ability to bend or change shape without breaking
Ability of a material to be shaped into a curve without breaking
A soft quality that makes things easy to press or squeeze
How easily something becomes smaller when you press it
How easily a material can be pressed into a smaller space
Antonyms
How Soft
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Softness comes from the old word soft plus the ending -ness meaning 'quality', and soft meant 'easy to press' or 'pliable', like dough or a piece of cloth. So softness here means the 'quality of being easy to shape or press'.