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softness
(encz) | softness,hebkost n: Zdeněk Brož |
softness
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Softness
(gcide) | Softness \Soft"ness\, n. [AS. s?ftness, s?ftnyss.]
The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to hardness,
and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.
[1913 Webster] Soft-shell |
softness
(wn) | softness
n 1: the property of giving little resistance to pressure and
being easily cut or molded [ant: hardness]
2: poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of
condition (as from a life of ease and luxury) [syn:
unfitness, softness] [ant: fitness, physical fitness]
3: the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing;
"the day's heat faded into balminess"; "the climate had the
softness of the south of France" [syn: balminess,
softness]
4: a state of declining economic condition; "orders have
recently picked up after a period of extreme softness"; "he
attributes the disappointing results to softness in the
economy"
5: a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency;
"and in softness almost beyond hearing" [ant: intensity,
loudness, volume]
6: a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or
glare; "the softness of the morning sky"
7: acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered;
"his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic
power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit
there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough"
[syn: gentleness, softness, mildness]
8: the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines
[syn: indistinctness, softness, blurriness,
fogginess, fuzziness] [ant: distinctness, sharpness]
9: the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "the
students associated science with masculinity and arts with
effeminacy"; "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" [syn: effeminacy,
effeminateness, sissiness, softness, womanishness,
unmanliness]
10: a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is
not something permitted of good leaders" |
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Softness
(gcide) | Softness \Soft"ness\, n. [AS. s?ftness, s?ftnyss.]
The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to hardness,
and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.
[1913 Webster] Soft-shell |
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