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soft
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- pronunciation:
- sawft
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
softer, softest |
| definition 1: |
easy to bend or shape; not firm or hard.
I like to sleep on a soft bed.The metal became soft when we heated it.- synonyms:
- tender
- antonyms:
- firm, hard
- similar words:
- flexible
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| definition 2: |
smooth; not rough.
She uses lotion to make her hands soft.- antonyms:
- rough
- similar words:
- smooth, tender
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| definition 3: |
quiet or low in sound.
There was soft music playing as we ate dinner.- synonyms:
- low, quiet
- antonyms:
- harsh, loud
- similar words:
- faint, gentle, light, weak
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| derivations: |
softly (adv.), softness (n.) |
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