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Softness   /sˈɔftnəs/  /sˈɔfnəs/   Listen
Softness

noun
1.
The property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded.
2.
Poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury).  Synonym: unfitness.
3.
The quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing.  Synonym: balminess.  "The climate had the softness of the south of France"
4.
A state of declining economic condition.  "He attributes the disappointing results to softness in the economy"
5.
A sound property that is free from loudness or stridency.
6.
A visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare.
7.
Acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered.  Synonyms: gentleness, mildness.  "Suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby" , "Even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough"
8.
The quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines.  Synonyms: blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness, indistinctness.
9.
The trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man).  Synonyms: effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, unmanliness, womanishness.  "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness" , "He was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him"
10.
A disposition to be lenient in judging others.





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"Softness" Quotes from Famous Books



... only trod with the softness and swiftness of a panther, but he had eyes like that animal, and if there were any light at all, those eyes could make good use of it. As he neared the two men, he saw that one was scolding the other. Then he saw the other man drop ...
— The Adventures of Captain Horn • Frank Richard Stockton
... apartment for the first time. His actions may give you some idea as to his feelings, though he is an accomplished diplomat and may conceal his real feelings entirely. But let me caution you not to be modest or soft-spoken. He will mistake softness for fear." ...
— The Skylark of Space • Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby
... Isaac hurriedly and nervously led his promised wife into the room. His mother rose to receive her—advanced a few steps, smiling—looked Rebecca full in the eyes, and suddenly stopped. Her face, which had been flushed the moment before, turned white in an instant; her eyes lost their expression of softness and kindness, and assumed a blank look of terror; her outstretched hands fell to her sides, and she staggered back a few steps with a low cry to ...
— The Queen of Hearts • Wilkie Collins
... unfattened pigs had escaped from their sty by leaping clean over the top, and that she was endeavouring unassisted to drive them in through the door which she had set open. The lines of her countenance changed from the rigidity of business to the softness of love when she saw Jude, and she bent her eyes languishingly upon him. The animals took advantage of the pause by doubling and bolting ...
— Jude the Obscure • Thomas Hardy
... it becomes at ordinary temperatures quite hard, brittle, and highly crystalline. At 150 deg. it is malleable and can be rolled into thin sheets; at higher temperatures it again becomes very brittle. When once rolled into sheets it retains its softness and malleability at ordinary temperatures. When melted and poured into water it forms thin brittle flakes, and in this condition is called ...
— An Elementary Study of Chemistry • William McPherson


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