soft
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[edit] English
| Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg. | ||||||
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| field | street | attempt | #830: soft | officers | likely | beneath |
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) sŏft, /sɒft/, /sQft/
- (US) säft, /sɑft/, /sAft/
- Audio (US)help, file
[edit] Etymology
Old English sēfte (whence later: sōfte)
[edit] Adjective
soft (comparative: softer, superlative: softest)
- Giving way under pressure.
- My head sank easily into the soft pillow.
- (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible.
- Polish the silver with a soft cloth to avoid scratching.
- Gentle.
- There was a soft breeze blowing.
- (of a sound) Quiet.
- I could hear the soft rustle of the leaves in the trees.
- (linguistics) voiced, sonant
- DH represents the voiced (soft) th of English these clothes. — The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien
- (linguistics) (rare) voiceless
- (linguistics) palatalized
- (slang) Lacking strength or resolve, wimpy.
- When it comes to drinking, he is as soft as they come.
- (of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
- You won't need as much soap, as the water here is very soft.
- (Northern British, colloquial) Foolish.
[edit] Synonyms
- (of a cloth): non-abrasive, fluffy
- (gentle): gentle, light
- (of a sound): quiet
- (lacking strength or resolve): meek, mild, wimpy
- (foolish): daft, foolish, silly, stupid
[edit] Antonyms
- (giving way under pressure): hard, resistant, solid, stony
- (of a cloth): abrasive, scratchy
- (gentle): harsh, rough, strong
- (of a sound): loud
- (lacking strength or resolve): firm, strict, tough
- (of water): hard
- (foolish): sensible
[edit] Translations
giving way under pressure
of a cloth
gentle
of a sound
of water
foolish
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