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softness

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: softness

1
 n
the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
2
 n
acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered
3
 n
poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: softness
1

n the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded

Antonyms:
hardness
the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
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compressibility, sponginess, squeezability
the property of being able to occupy less space
downiness, featheriness, fluffiness
a light softness
flabbiness, flaccidity, limpness
a flabby softness
mushiness, pulpiness
a mushy pulpy softness
Type of:
body, consistence, consistency, eubstance
the property of holding together and retaining its shape

n the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing

“the climate had the softness of the south of France”
Synonyms:
balminess
Type of:
clemency, mildness
good weather with comfortable temperatures

n 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”
Type of:
economic condition
the condition of the economy

n a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency

“and in softness almost beyond hearing”
Antonyms:
intensity, loudness, volume
the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
Types:
faintness
barely audible
decrescendo, diminuendo
(music) a gradual decrease in loudness
pianissimo, piano
(music) low loudness
Type of:
sound property
an attribute of sound

n a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare

“the softness of the morning sky”
Type of:
visual property
an attribute of vision

n the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines

Synonyms:
blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness, indistinctness
Antonyms:
distinctness, sharpness
the quality of being sharp and clear
Types:
dimness, faintness
the quality of being dim or lacking contrast
vagueness
indistinctness of shape or character
Type of:
opacity, opaqueness
the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light
2

n acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered

“suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby”
Synonyms:
gentleness, mildness
Type of:
manner, personal manner
a way of acting or behaving

n a disposition to be lenient in judging others

“softness is not something permitted of good leaders”
Type of:
indulgence, lenience, leniency
a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone

n the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)

“he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him”
Synonyms:
effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, unmanliness, womanishness
Types:
emasculation
loss of power and masculinity
Type of:
femininity, muliebrity
the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women
3

n poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)

Synonyms:
unfitness
Antonyms:
fitness, physical fitness
good physical condition; being in shape or in condition
Types:
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debility, feebleness, frailness, frailty, infirmity, valetudinarianism
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
disability, disablement, handicap, impairment
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
bandy leg, bandyleg, bow leg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara
a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
anorgasmia
absence of an orgasm in sexual relations
dysphasia
an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage
asthenia, astheny
an abnormal loss of strength
cachexia, cachexy, wasting
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
disability of walking
a disability that interferes with or prevents walking
astasia
inability to stand due to muscular incoordination
amputation
a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs
hearing disorder, hearing impairment
impairment of the sense of hearing
dysomia
impairment of the sense of smell
vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment
impairment of the sense of sight
descensus, prolapse, prolapsus
the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
hypesthesia, hypoesthesia
impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity
genu valgum, knock-knee, tibia valga
an inward slant of the thigh
pigeon toes
disability in which the toes are turned inward; often associated with knock-knee
bandy legs, bow leg, bow legs
outward curvature of the legs
disintegration
a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system
Type of:
health problem, ill health, unhealthiness
a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
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