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Definition of Softness

1. Noun. The property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded.

2. Noun. Poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury).

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"

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"

8. Noun. The quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines.

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"

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. Noun. The quality of being soft. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Softness

1. the quality or state of being soft [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Softness

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Literary usage of Softness

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

1. Mental Philosophy: Embracing the Three Departments of the Intellect by Thomas Cogswell Upham (1869)
"This is the notion which all mankind have of hardness and softness: they are neither sensations nor like any sensation; they were real qualities before they ..."

2. Elements of Mental Philosophy by Thomas Cogswell Upham (1847)
"Of the sensations of hardness and softness. " Let us next consider," continues the same writer, ... and softness; by which words we always ..."

3. Elements of Mental Philosophy: Abridged and Designed as a Text-book for by Thomas Cogswell Upham (1854)
"Of the sensations of hardness and softness. "Let us next consider," continues the same writer, '*HARDNESS and softness; by which words we always ..."

4. Elements of Mental Philosophy: Abridged and Designed as a Text-book for by Thomas Cogswell Upham (1843)
"Of the sensations of hardness and softness. "Let us next consider," continues the same writer, "HARDNESS and softness; by which words we always ..."

5. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"... His fame augmented bv an Tbe Earl ot English peer; 60 Mul(!rave- How he embellishes his Helen's loves, Outdoes his softness, and his sense improves ? ..."

6. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1880)
"A sudden horror seized him even while he felt the softness of Dolly's consoling touch and voice. It quickened the beating of his heart and brought a ..."

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