soft
Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary
Contents |
[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) enPR: sŏft, IPA: /sɒft/, SAMPA: /sQft/
- (US) enPR: säft, IPA: /sɑft/, SAMPA: /sAft/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -ɒft
[edit] Etymology
Old English sēfte (whence later: sōfte)
[edit] Adjective
soft (comparative softer, superlative softest)
|
Positive |
- 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 road intersection) Having an acute angle.
- At the intersection, there are two roads going to the left. Take the soft left.
- (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.
- (physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (c.f. hard)
[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
- (acute): hard
- (of a sound): loud
- (lacking strength or resolve): firm, strict, tough
- (of water): hard
- (foolish): sensible
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from "soft"
[edit] Translations
giving way under pressure
|
|
of a cloth
gentle
of a sound
lacking strength or resolve
foolish — see foolish
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
soft m. (plural softs)
- (sexuality) soft porn
- (computing) (uncountable) Software.
- (computing) (countable) A piece of software.
[edit] Adjective
- softcore (pornography)
[edit] Italian
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Adjective
soft inv.
- soft (tone etc; temporary (computing))
Categories: English adjectives | Linguistics | Rare | Slang | Physics | 1000 English basic words | fr:English derivations | French nouns | French masculine nouns | fr:Computing | French uncountable nouns | French countable nouns | French adjectives | fr:Sexuality | it:English derivations | Italian adjectives