soft
adjective
[ sɒft ]
• easy to mould, cut, compress, or fold; not hard or firm to the touch.
• "soft margarine"
Similar:
mushy,
squashy,
pulpy,
pappy,
slushy,
sloppy,
squelchy,
squishy,
oozy,
doughy,
semi-liquid,
gooey,
gloopy,
squidgy,
pulpous,
swampy,
marshy,
boggy,
miry,
fenny,
heavy,
quaggy,
supple,
elastic,
springy,
pliable,
pliant,
resilient,
cushiony,
spongy,
compressible,
flexible,
ductile,
malleable,
tensile,
plastic,
• having a pleasing quality involving a subtle effect or contrast rather than sharp definition.
• "the soft glow of the lamps"
Similar:
dim,
low,
faint,
shaded,
subdued,
muted,
mellow,
pale,
pastel,
washed out,
understated,
restrained,
subtle,
blurred,
vague,
hazy,
misty,
foggy,
veiled,
cloudy,
clouded,
nebulous,
fuzzy,
blurry,
ill-defined,
indistinct,
unclear,
flowing,
fluid,
• sympathetic, lenient, or compassionate, especially to a degree perceived as excessive; not strict or sufficiently strict.
• "the government is not becoming soft on crime"
Similar:
lenient,
easy-going,
tolerant,
forgiving,
forbearing,
indulgent,
generous,
clement,
permissive,
liberal,
lax,
tender-hearted,
soft-hearted,
• (of a drink) not alcoholic.
• (of a market, currency, or commodity) falling or likely to fall in value.
• "now a new factor looms: soft oil prices"
• (of water) containing relatively low concentrations of dissolved calcium and magnesium salts and therefore lathering easily with soap.
• "you use only half as much soap when you clean with soft water"
• foolish; silly.
• "he must be going soft in the head"
Similar:
foolish,
stupid,
simple,
brainless,
mindless,
witless,
imbecilic,
imbecile,
mad,
scatterbrained,
feather-brained,
giddy,
inane,
empty-headed,
half-witted,
slow-witted,
weak-minded,
feeble-minded,
crazy,
loopy,
screwy,
dopey,
dippy,
daft,
dotty,
scatty,
divvy,
soppy,
glaikit,
dof,
dotish,
• (of a consonant) pronounced as a fricative (as c in ice ).
soft
adverb
• in a quiet or gentle way.
• "I can just speak soft and she'll hear me"
• in a weak or foolish way.
• "don't talk soft"
Origin:
Old English sōfte ‘agreeable, calm, gentle’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch zacht and German sanft .