soft
/sɑft/
noun
Meaning
A soft or foolish person; an idiot.
Ellipsis of soft tyre (A tyre whose compound is softer than mediums, and harder than supersofts.)
A soft sound or part of a sound.
adjective
Meaning
Easily giving way under pressure.
"My head sank easily into the soft pillow."
(of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
"Polish the silver with a soft cloth to avoid scratching."
(of a sound) Quiet.
"I could hear the soft rustle of the leaves in the trees."
Gentle.
"There was a soft breeze blowing."
Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
"soft eyes"
Gentle in action or motion; easy.
Weak in character; impressible.
Requiring little or no effort; easy.
Not bright or intense.
"soft lighting"
Having a slight angle from straight.
"At the intersection with two roads going left, take the soft left."
Voiced; sonant.
Voiceless
(Slavic languages) palatalized
Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, 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."
Foolish.
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. (compare hard)
(of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
"The admin imposed a soft block/ban on the user or a soft lock on the article."
(of a man) Effeminate.
Agreeable to the senses.
"a soft liniment"
Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
"soft colours"
(of light) Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
Emulated with software; not physically real.
"Press the red button on the soft phone to hang up."
Synonyms
adverb
Meaning
Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly.
interjection
Meaning
Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast.