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ADJECTIVE soft COMPARATIVE softer SUPERLATIVE softest
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Meaning soft meaning

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Definitions in simple English

soft

A soft thing is nice to touch. cotton is a soft cloth. Something that is soft is flexible. When metal is heated it gets soft.

soft

yielding readily to pressure or weight compassionate and kind; conciliatory he was soft on his children (of sound) relatively low in volume soft voices soft music (= delicate) easily hurt soft hands a baby's delicate skin (= easy) in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; ('soft' is nonstandard) just wanted to take it easy (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value the market for computers is soft not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons) soft targets (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') (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected (= flabby, flaccid) out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance he was too soft for the army flabby around the middle flaccid cheeks willing to negotiate and compromise (= subdued) not brilliant or glaring the moon cast soft shadows soft pastel colors subdued lighting using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation soft data the soft sciences (= cushy, easygoing) not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship what a cushy job! the easygoing life of a parttime consultant a soft job (= piano) used chiefly as a direction or description in music the piano passages in the composition (= gentle) soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe a gentle reprimand a vein of gentle irony poked gentle fun at him (= voiced) produced with vibration of the vocal cords a frequently voiced opinion voiced consonants such as 'b' and 'g' and 'z' (= indulgent, lenient) tolerant or lenient indulgent parents risk spoiling their children too soft on the children they are soft on crime (= easy, gentle) having little impact an easy pat on the shoulder gentle rain a gentle breeze a soft (or light) tapping at the window (= balmy, mild) mild and pleasant balmy days and nights the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth a soft breeze

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Simple sentences

My pillow is so soft!
Butter is soft.
I only buy soft toilet paper.
That's soft.
A clear conscience is an extraordinarily soft pillow.
The air is soft, the soil moist.
My muscles have got soft.
The candle's flame is flickering in the soft breeze.
I can hear the soft breathing.
What were the balls made of? Thousands of years ago, the Egyptians made balls out of soft leather or cloth.
It is soft to the touch.
I feel sleepy when I listen to soft music.
Do you have any soft drinks?
The girl has a soft heart.
The meat is smooth and soft.
This cloth feels soft.
The shoes were made of some soft stuff that looked like leather.
Silk feels soft.
Don't be soft with kids.
Soft wool is more expensive than coarse wool and both are superior to synthetics made of nylon.
Please eat only soft foods.
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
Tadashi has a soft voice.

Movie subtitles

Oh, I have a soft spot for the Antoines.
The whole world, and everything in it, is bathed in a soft, glowing, luminous haze.
You know, this game ain't for guys that's soft.
There's nothing soft about me. Nothing yellow.
Sam was too soft.
Soft stuff!
You're getting soft too.
Pretty soft, wasn't it?
He thinks you're soft.
I've got soft being looked after.
Sit in the soft chair, you'll get enough of hard benches.
You know, that soft, flimsy, what-you-call-it stuff.
That guy is soft.
Remember those monkeys on the North Side ain't so soft.
You have a soft spot for him.
Not a soft spot.
Anyway you always had a soft spot for him.
Heavy fragrances confuse your senses, crimson flames, flaring up like visions, distant music and soft singing lure you deeper and deeper.
Give me your hand, ah, it's soft and hot, and it feels pleasant.
There's nothing soft about me.
What a soft hand!
We older men merely furnish the soft lights and champagne.
It's so soft.
I want to spend a whole night with you. to feel your soft warm body close to mine all night.
This town's getting soft for me.
You know, Jerry, I can just feel those soft arms around me now.
You still have a soft spot for your ex?
Give up that silly peanut stand, and I'll get you a soft government job.
My boy, the disciplinary committee has agreed.under pressure from your soft-hearted teacher.
I'm the soft morning breeze that caresses your lovely face.
Let it hang too long, it'll get soft and fall off.
We want this people not to become soft. but to become hard and, therefore. you must steel yourselves for this in your youth.
I must've been soft in the head, so help me.
You're too good. Like with Pierrot, you're too soft.

News and current affairs

Citizens, it was thought, had to become more self-reliant; government welfare programs were making everyone soft and dependent.
To the extent that false flags are imperfect and rumors of the source of an attack are widely deemed credible (though not legally probative), reputational damage to an attacker's soft power may contribute to deterrence.
The soft patch may be closer to a quagmire.
Iran's growing regional influence does not stem from its military expenditures, which are far lower than those of its enemies, but from its challenge to America and Israel through an astute use of soft power.
Development will take a long time, and the international community needs to explore better ways to make sure that help actually reaches the poor, but both prudence and a concern for soft power suggest that the US should take the lead.
When successful, such leadership increases American soft power while reducing sources of instability.
The Iraq War proved costly to American soft power, with the US losing about 30 percentage points of attractiveness on average in Europe, including in countries like Britain, Spain, and Italy, whose governments supported the war.
We can all benefit from the soft power of an enlarged Europe.
Some people worry that Obama might be good for American soft power, but not for its hard power.
When the exercise of hard power undercuts soft power, it makes leadership more difficult - as Bush found out after the invasion of Iraq.
Commodity prices will continue to be soft, pulling down commodity currencies, and bolstering the yen especially, since resource-poor Japan is so reliant on commodity imports.
No other country is capable of picking up the slack if America's economy remains soft.
Liberals, in this view, are not only soft, but are somehow distinctly un-American.
The very moment he appears on the world's television screens, victorious and smiling, America's image and soft power would experience something like a Copernican revolution.
And certainly the election of the first African-American as president would do wonders to restore the soft power that the Bush administration squandered over the past eight years.
But when it comes to the soft power skills of emotional intelligence, vision, and communication, Obama outranks McCain.
But is soft power enough for one of the world's major emerging countries?
Yet no country can rely on soft power alone to defend its interests.
Even as Brazil hardens its soft power, it remains deeply committed to the path of dialogue, conflict prevention, and the negotiated settlement of disputes.
To be sure, the ESS's three basic tenets - development assistance, soft power, and effective multilateralism - remain important.
Each packs the kind of soft, utilitarian powers of persuasion that Chinese leaders are most willing to embrace: academic degrees from prestigious universities, advanced scientific and technological knowledge, high office, and a Nobel Prize.
But the odds on a soft landing are lengthening with each passing day.
Despite this reform push, some British Euroskeptics have criticized Cameron for being too soft.
In terms of soft power, communist ideology was attractive in post-World War II Europe, owing to its anti-fascist credentials, and in the Third World because of its identification with popular national-independence movements.
Moreover, the soft power of communist ideology had virtually disappeared.
In terms of soft power, despite the attractiveness of traditional Russian culture, Russia has little global presence.
We can be sure that the soft underbellies of both economies will be kept hidden from view.
Instead of focusing on securing a soft landing today, Chinese policymakers should be worrying about the brick wall that economic growth may hit in the second half of the quinquennium.
Additional signs of weakness, including soft data on exports and investment, emerged in the first half of 2015.

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