soft
soft Lexical Profile
soft Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Having a pleasing, smooth, or fine texture; not rough or coarse.
"The sweater was knitted from exceptionally soft cashmere wool."
Easy to mold, cut, compress, or fold; not hard or firm to the touch.
"She rested her head on a soft, down-filled pillow after the long flight."
Quiet, subdued, and gentle; not loud, bright, harsh, or glaring (of a sound, light, or color).
"Soft classical music played in the background while the guests dined."
Sympathetic, lenient, or indulgent, sometimes to the point of lacking firmness or strictness.
"Critics argued that the committee took too soft an approach toward regulatory compliance."
Not containing alcohol (of a beverage), or relatively free of dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering (of water).
"The venue offered a wide selection of fruit juices and other soft drinks."
• adverb
In a gentle, quiet, or subdued manner; softly.
"Speak soft and tread lightly so you do not wake the sleeping infant."
• noun
A soft or yielding part, material, or commodity (often used in the plural in financial trading to refer to agricultural commodities that are grown rather than mined, such as coffee, cocoa, sugar, and cotton).
"Commodity traders closely monitored price fluctuations across grains and softs this quarter."
• Rhymes for soft
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'sōfte' (meaning calm, agreeable, or gentle), derived from the Proto-Germanic '*samftijaz' (meaning level, smooth, or pleasant).