Definition: not brilliant or glaring
Usage: the moon cast soft shadows; soft pastel colors; subdued lighting
Definition: mild and pleasant
Usage: balmy days and nights; the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth; a soft breeze
Main entry: easygoing, cushy, soft
Definition: not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
Usage: what a cushy job!; the easygoing life of a parttime consultant; a soft job
Main entry: soft
Definition: willing to negotiate and compromise
Main entry: flabby, flaccid, soft
Definition: out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
Usage: he was too soft for the army; flabby around the middle; flaccid cheeks
Main entry: soft
Definition: yielding readily to pressure or weight
Main entry: soft
Definition: compassionate and kind; conciliatory
Usage: he was soft on his children
Main entry: soft
Definition: (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')
Main entry: diffuse, diffused, soft
Definition: (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
Main entry: easy, gentle, soft
Definition: having little impact
Usage: an easy pat on the shoulder; gentle rain; a gentle breeze; a soft (or light) tapping at the window
Main entry: soft
Definition: (of sound) relatively low in volume
Usage: soft voices; soft music
Definition: used chiefly as a direction or description in music
Usage: the piano passages in the composition
Main entry: soft
Definition: not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
Usage: soft targets
Definition: soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
Usage: a gentle reprimand; a vein of gentle irony; poked gentle fun at him
Main entry: indulgent, soft, lenient
Definition: tolerant or lenient
Usage: indulgent parents risk spoiling their children; too soft on the children; they are soft on crime
Main entry: soft
Definition: using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
Usage: soft data; the soft sciences
Main entry: soft, sonant, voiced
Definition: produced with vibration of the vocal cords
Usage: a frequently voiced opinion; voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z';
Definition: easily hurt
Usage: soft hands; a baby's delicate skin
Main entry: soft
Definition: (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
Usage: the market for computers is soft
Definition: in a relaxed manner; or without hardship
Usage: just wanted to take it easy (`soft' is nonstandard)