Meaning of 'soft'

adverb

in a relaxed manner

Synonyms: loosely

adjective

not brilliant or glaring

Example: "the moon cast soft shadows"

Synonyms: subdued

adjective

mild and pleasant

Synonyms: balmy mild

adjective

not burdensome or demanding

Synonyms: easygoing cushy

adjective

willing to negotiate and compromise

adjective

out of condition

Synonyms: flabby flaccid

adjective

yielding readily to pressure or weight

adjective

compassionate and kind

adjective

(of speech sounds)

Synonyms: hard

adjective

(of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected

Synonyms: diffuse diffused

adjective

having little impact

Synonyms: easy

adjective

(of sound) relatively low in volume

Example: "soft voices"

adjective

used chiefly as a direction or description in music

Synonyms: loud

adjective

not protected against attack especially by nuclear weapons

Example: "The bunkers were soft targets."

adjective

soft and mild

Synonyms: gentle

adjective

tolerant or lenient

Synonyms: lenient indulgent

adjective

using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation

Example: "soft data"

adjective

produced with vibration of the vocal cords

Synonyms: sonant

adjective

easily hurt

Example: "soft hands"

Synonyms: delicate

adjective

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

Example: "the market for computers is soft"