| Adj. | 1. | soft - lacking in hardness relatively or comparativelyhard - not yielding to pressure or easily penetrated; "hard as rock" | |
| 2. | soft - metaphorically soft; "my father is a soft touch"; "soft light"; "a soft rain"; "a soft Southern drawl"; "soft brown eyes"; "a soft glance"easy - posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma" kind - having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter" merciful - showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god" tender - given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother" warmhearted - marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity; "gave a warmhearted welcome to the stranger" hard - metaphorically hard; "a hard fate"; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer"; "a hard climb" | |
| 3. | soft - of sound; relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"quiet - free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet" loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" | |
| 4. | soft - easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin" | |
| 5. | soft - used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition" | |
| 6. | soft - used of beverages; not containing alcohol; "nonalcoholic beverages"; "soft drinks" | |
| 7. | soft - of speech sounds; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh') | |
| 8. | soft - tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children"permissive - granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents" | |
| 9. | soft - having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"light - of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze" | |
| 10. | soft - not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; "what a cushy job!"; "a soft job"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech easy - posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma" | |
| Adv. | 1. | soft - in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard)colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | |