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Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded,
or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable;
-- opposed to hard; as, a soft bed; a soft peach; soft earth; soft wood
or metal. |
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Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth;
delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin. |
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Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not
irritating to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines. |
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Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring;
pleasing to the eye; not exciting by intensity of color or violent
contrast; as, soft hues or tints. |
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Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the
ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music. |
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Easily yielding; susceptible to influence; flexible;
gentle; kind. |
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Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like; mild;
conciliatory; courteous; kind; as, soft eyes. |
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Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak. |
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Gentle in action or motion; easy. |
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Weak in character; impressible. |
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Somewhat weak in intellect. |
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Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers. |
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Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not
angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines. |
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Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose
soap; as, soft water is the best for washing. |
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Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental consonant
(as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as distinguished from a guttural mute
(as g in go, c in cone, etc.); -- opposed to hard. |
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Belonging to the class of sonant elements as
distinguished from the surd, and considered as involving less force in
utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v, etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f,
etc. |
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A soft or foolish person; an idiot. |
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Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly. |
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Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast. |
