soft
yielding readily to pressure or weight
How often you will meet it
Rank 764 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 24,434 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.012% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- yielding readily to pressure or weight
- compassionate and kind; conciliatory he was soft on his children
- (of sound) relatively low in volume soft voicessoft music
- easily hurt also: delicate soft handsa baby's delicate skin
- produced with vibration of the vocal cords also: voiced, sonant a frequently voiced opinionvoiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'
- not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons) soft targets
soft in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The face of the small, neat person bubbled with soft laughter.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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I gave you always of the best; I kept you warm in my soft nest.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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A soft brown silk tie was knotted smartly under her fresh collar, and she wore her new sailor hat.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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Uttered not, yet comprehended, Is the spirit's voiceless prayer, Soft rebukes, in blessings ended, Breathing from her lips of air.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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Went out with my gun and dog, shot a wild cat with a soft skin, but her flesh was good for nothing.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1