soft

soft is a 4-letter English word with 39 senses as noun, adverb, interjection, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as, a soft bed; a soft peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 7 · 39 senses

Definitions

1. superlative. Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as, a soft bed; a soft peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal.
2. superlative. Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth; delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin.
3. superlative. Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not irritating to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines.
4. superlative. Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring; pleasing to the eye; not exciting by intensity of color or violent contrast; as, soft hues or tints.
5. superlative. Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music.
6. superlative. Easily yielding; susceptible to influence; flexible; gentle; kind.
7. superlative. Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind; as, soft eyes.
8. superlative. Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak.
9. superlative. Gentle in action or motion; easy.
10. superlative. Weak in character; impressible.
11. superlative. Somewhat weak in intellect.
12. superlative. Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers.
13. superlative. Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines.
14. superlative. Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose soap; as, soft water is the best for washing.
15. superlative. Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in cone, etc.); -- opposed to hard.
16. superlative. Belonging to the class of sonant elements as distinguished from the surd, and considered as involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v, etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc.
17. noun. A soft or foolish person; an idiot.
18. adverb. Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly.
19. interjection. Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast.
20. adjective. not brilliant or glaring

    "the moon cast soft shadows"

    "soft pastel colors"

    Synonyms: subdued

21. adjective. mild and pleasant

    "balmy days and nights"

    "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"

    Synonyms: balmy, mild

22. adjective. not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship

    "what a cushy job!"

    "the easygoing life of a parttime consultant"

    Synonyms: cushy, easygoing

23. adjective. willing to negotiate and compromise
24. adjective. out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance

    "he was too soft for the army"

    "flabby around the middle"

    Synonyms: flabby, flaccid

25. adjective. yielding readily to pressure or weight
26. adjective. compassionate and kind; conciliatory

    "he was soft on his children"

27. adjective. (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')
28. adjective. (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected

    Synonyms: diffuse, diffused

29. adjective. having little impact

    "an easy pat on the shoulder"

    "gentle rain"

    Synonyms: easy, gentle

30. adjective. (of sound) relatively low in volume

    "soft voices"

    "soft music"

31. adjective. used chiefly as a direction or description in music

    "the piano passages in the composition"

    Synonyms: piano

32. adjective. not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)

    "soft targets"

33. adjective. soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

    "a gentle reprimand"

    "a vein of gentle irony"

    Synonyms: gentle

34. adjective. tolerant or lenient

    "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"

    "too soft on the children"

    Synonyms: indulgent, lenient

35. adjective. using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation

    "soft data"

    "the soft sciences"

36. adjective. produced with vibration of the vocal cords

    "a frequently voiced opinion"

    "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'"

    Synonyms: sonant, voiced

37. adjective. easily hurt

    "soft hands"

    "a baby's delicate skin"

    Synonyms: delicate

38. adjective. (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value

    "the market for computers is soft"

39. adverb. in a relaxed manner; or without hardship (`soft' is nonstandard)

    "just wanted to take it easy"

    Synonyms: easy

Synonyms

subdued, balmy, mild, cushy, easygoing, flabby, flaccid, diffuse, diffused, easy, gentle, piano, indulgent, lenient, sonant, voiced, delicate

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in soft:

fots, stof

Common word forms

softs, soften, softer, softly, softest, softness

Words from these letters

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