Definition: 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.
Definition: Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth;
delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin.
Definition: Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not
irritating to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines.
Definition: 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.
Definition: Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the
ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music.
Definition: Easily yielding; susceptible to influence; flexible;
gentle; kind.
Definition: Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like; mild;
conciliatory; courteous; kind; as, soft eyes.
Definition: Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak.
Definition: Gentle in action or motion; easy.
Definition: Weak in character; impressible.
Definition: Somewhat weak in intellect.
Definition: Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers.
Definition: Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not
angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines.
Definition: Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose
soap; as, soft water is the best for washing.
Definition: 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.
Definition: 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.
Definition: A soft or foolish person; an idiot.
Definition: Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly.
Definition: Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast.