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soft — adj Soft, bland, mild, gentle, smooth, lenient, balmy are applied to things with respect to the sensations they evoke or the impressions they produce and mean pleasantly agreeable because devoid of all harshness or roughness. Soft is applied… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
soft — Adj weich, sanft per. Wortschatz fremd. Erkennbar fremd (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. soft, das mit sanft verwandt ist. Unter Software werden in der EDV Technik die nicht unmittelbar zu den Geräten gehörigen Gebrauchsteile (Programme usw … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
soft — (adj.) O.E. softe gentle, easy, comfortable, from W.Gmc. *samfti, from P.Gmc. *samftijaz level, even, smooth, gentle, soft (Cf. O.S. safti, O.H.G. semfti, Ger. sanft, M.Du. sachte, Du. zacht), from root *som fitting, agreeable. Sense of causing… … Etymology dictionary
soft-shelled — (sôftʹshĕld , sŏftʹ ) adj. Variant of soft shell. * * * … Universalium
soft-hearted — soft heartedly, adv. soft heartedness, n. /sawft hahr tid, soft /, adj. very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit: a soft hearted judge. [1570 80] Syn. tender, kind hearted. * * * … Universalium
soft-paste — softˈ paste adjective (of porcelain) made of a paste of various kinds requiring less heat in firing than china clay • • • Main Entry: ↑soft * * * adj. denoting artificial porcelain, typically made with white clay and ground glass and fired at a… … Useful english dictionary
soft-core — ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: soft (I) + core (as in hard core herein) 1. of pornography : containing descriptions or scenes of sex acts that are less explicit than hard core material 2. : relatively mild : moderate … Useful english dictionary
soft — softly, adv. softness, n. /sawft, soft/, adj., softer, softest, n., adv., interj. adj. 1. yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow. 2. relatively deficient in… … Universalium
soft-shell — /sawft shel , soft /, adj. 1. Also, soft shelled. having a soft, flexible, or fragile shell, as a crab that has recently molted. n. 2. a soft shell animal, esp. a soft shell crab. [1795 1805] * * * … Universalium
soft-nosed — adjective (of a bullet) made of soft material that expands on impact • Pertains to noun: ↑bullet * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective of a bullet : having a hard metal jacket that covers all but the nose and encloses a soft core and mushrooming upon… … Useful english dictionary
