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Definition of Softness
1. Noun. The property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded.
Generic synonyms: Body, Consistence, Consistency, Eubstance
Specialized synonyms: Compressibility, Sponginess, Squeezability, Downiness, Featheriness, Fluffiness, Flabbiness, Flaccidity, Limpness, Mushiness, Pulpiness
Antonyms: Hardness
Derivative terms: Soft
Specialized synonyms: Compressibility, Sponginess, Squeezability, Downiness, Featheriness, Fluffiness, Flabbiness, Flaccidity, Limpness, Mushiness, Pulpiness
Antonyms: Hardness
Derivative terms: Soft
2. Noun. Poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury).
Exact synonyms: Unfitness
Generic synonyms: Health Problem, Ill Health, Unhealthiness
Specialized synonyms: Debility, Feebleness, Frailness, Frailty, Infirmity, Valetudinarianism, Disability, Disablement, Handicap, Impairment
Derivative terms: Soft, Unfit, Unfit
Antonyms: Fitness
Generic synonyms: Health Problem, Ill Health, Unhealthiness
Specialized synonyms: Debility, Feebleness, Frailness, Frailty, Infirmity, Valetudinarianism, Disability, Disablement, Handicap, Impairment
Derivative terms: Soft, Unfit, Unfit
Antonyms: Fitness
3. Noun. The quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing. "The climate had the softness of the south of France"
4. Noun. A state of declining economic condition. "He attributes the disappointing results to softness in the economy"
5. Noun. A sound property that is free from loudness or stridency. "And in softness almost beyond hearing"
Generic synonyms: Sound Property
Specialized synonyms: Faintness, Decrescendo, Diminuendo, Pianissimo, Piano
Antonyms: Loudness
Derivative terms: Soft, Soft
Specialized synonyms: Faintness, Decrescendo, Diminuendo, Pianissimo, Piano
Antonyms: Loudness
Derivative terms: Soft, Soft
6. Noun. A visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare. "The softness of the morning sky"
7. Noun. Acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered. "Even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough"
Exact synonyms: Gentleness, Mildness
Generic synonyms: Manner, Personal Manner
Derivative terms: Gentle, Gentle, Gentle, Gentle, Mild, Soft, Soft
Generic synonyms: Manner, Personal Manner
Derivative terms: Gentle, Gentle, Gentle, Gentle, Mild, Soft, Soft
8. Noun. The quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines.
Exact synonyms: Blurriness, Fogginess, Fuzziness, Indistinctness
Generic synonyms: Opacity, Opaqueness
Specialized synonyms: Dimness, Faintness, Vagueness
Derivative terms: Blurry, Foggy, Foggy, Fuzzy, Indistinct
Antonyms: Distinctness, Sharpness
Generic synonyms: Opacity, Opaqueness
Specialized synonyms: Dimness, Faintness, Vagueness
Derivative terms: Blurry, Foggy, Foggy, Fuzzy, Indistinct
Antonyms: Distinctness, Sharpness
9. Noun. The trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man). "He was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him"
Exact synonyms: Effeminacy, Effeminateness, Sissiness, Unmanliness, Womanishness
Generic synonyms: Femininity, Muliebrity
Specialized synonyms: Emasculation
Language type: Depreciation, Derogation, Disparagement
Derivative terms: Effeminate, Sissy, Unmanly, Unmanly, Womanish
Generic synonyms: Femininity, Muliebrity
Specialized synonyms: Emasculation
Language type: Depreciation, Derogation, Disparagement
Derivative terms: Effeminate, Sissy, Unmanly, Unmanly, Womanish
10. Noun. A disposition to be lenient in judging others. "Softness is not something permitted of good leaders"
Definition of Softness
1. n. The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to hardness, and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.
Definition of Softness
1. the quality or state of being soft [n -ES]
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