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soft

  • adjective
  • sŏft

Easily giving way under pressure.

Example

“My head sank easily into the soft pillow.”

Other meanings

  1. Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.

    “Polish the silver with a soft cloth to avoid scratching.”

  2. Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.

Example sentences

  • “His words fall like rain, soft and steady.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “Kittens are soft and fluffy.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old English "sōfte".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “soft” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.