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soft
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- pronunciation:
- sawft
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
softer, softest |
| definition 1: |
When something is soft, it is easy to bend or move. It is not hard. Mud is something soft, but a brick is something hard.
Cookies are soft when they come out of the oven.It's fun to play with soft clay and make different shapes with it.- synonyms:
- tender
- antonyms:
- crisp, firm, hard
- similar words:
- elastic, flexible, fragile, plastic
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| definition 2: |
When something is soft, it is smooth and feels nice to touch. A baby's skin is something that is very soft.
The mother cat licked the kitten's soft, black fur.My little sister likes to hold her soft blanket and put her fingers in her mouth.- synonyms:
- delicate
- antonyms:
- rough
- similar words:
- smooth, tender
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| definition 3: |
When something looks soft, it is not strong or bright.
That painter used very soft colors in this painting.- antonyms:
- bright, harsh
- similar words:
- delicate, dim, faint, gentle, mild, neutral, pale, pastel, quiet, weak
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| definition 4: |
When a sound is soft, it's quiet or low.
Ethan's steps were soft as he walked by his baby sister's room.Abby's teacher told her and the other students to speak in a soft voice in the library.They always play soft music at the dentist's office.- synonyms:
- low, quiet
- antonyms:
- harsh, loud
- similar words:
- faint, gentle, light, weak
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| definition 5: |
When a teacher is soft, they are easy. They don't give too much work and sometimes they let students do things that other teachers won't let them do.
Mr. Griffen is a soft teacher and never gives too much homework.- synonyms:
- easy
- antonyms:
- hard, stern, strict
- similar words:
- flexible, loose, sympathetic
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| definition 6: |
When a punishment is soft, it is not too bad.
Ben was lucky to get such a soft punishment for what he did.- synonyms:
- gentle, light, mild
- antonyms:
- hard, harsh, strong, tough
- similar words:
- easy, moderate, slight
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| definition 7: |
If someone's body has become soft, it means that the muscles of the body have become weak. If you body is soft, it can't do exercise easily.
The new soldiers were soft when they arrived, but after weeks of training, they got very strong.- antonyms:
- fit, tough
- similar words:
- delicate, fat, fragile, weak
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| related words: |
sweet |
| derivations: |
softly (adv.), softness (n.) |
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