Definition of Soft spot

1. Noun. A place of especial vulnerability.

Exact synonyms: Weak Part, Weak Spot
Generic synonyms: Weakness
Specialized synonyms: Achilles' Heel, Jugular, Underbelly
Antonyms: Good Part

2. Noun. A sentimental affection. "She had a soft spot for her youngest son"

3. Noun. Any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus.

Definition of Soft spot

1. Noun. (idiomatic) A sentimental fondness or affection. ¹

2. Noun. A point of vulnerability in a defence ¹

3. Noun. A fontanelle ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Soft Spot

soft scale
soft sell
soft serve
soft shield fern
soft shoe
soft shoulder
soft shoulders
soft skill
soft skills
soft soap
soft soaped
soft soaping
soft soaps
soft solder
soft spot (current term)
soft spots
soft sulfur
soft target
soft targets
soft tennis
soft tick
soft tissue
soft tissue infections
soft tissue injuries
soft tissue neoplasms
soft tissue sarcoma
soft tissue window
soft top
soft tops

Literary usage of Soft spot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Massachusetts Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1893)
"... that they could not tread down some portions of it, owing to the water and the soft condition of the filling in the trench; that there was a soft spot, ..."

2. The Clinical Journal (1893)
"The soft spot. When you pass your finger over the surface in such cases of ... This soft spot is generally small and clearly defined : in other cases it is ..."

3. The Investor's Catechism by Marcus Mathias Reynolds (1909)
"What is a SNIPE ? A curbstone broker was, in earlier days, referred to as a "snipe." What is a soft spot ? A weak point in the market, when any small orders ..."

4. Direct-current Motor and Generator Troubles: Operation and Repair by Theodore S. Gandy, Elmer C. Schacht (1920)
"This is usually due to a soft spot in the cone or ring mica which ... The number of high bars will depend upon the extent of the soft spot in the mica. ..."

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