softness

adjective

1. giving way easily under pressure, as a feather pillow or moist clay
2. easily cut, marked, shaped, or worn away, as pine wood or pure gold
3. not hard for its kind; not as hard as is normal, desirable, etc.: soft butter
4. smooth or fine to the touch; not rough, harsh, or coarse
5. 1. bland; not acid, sour, or sharp
   2. easy to digest because free from roughage: said of a diet
6. nonalcoholic: said of drinks
7. having in solution few or none of the mineral salts that interfere with the lathering and cleansing properties of soap: said of water
8. mild, gentle, or temperate, as a breeze, the weather, climate, etc.
9. 1. weak or delicate; not strong or vigorous; esp., not able to endure hardship, as because of easy living
   2. having flabby muscles
10. requiring little effort; easy: a soft job
11. 1. kind or gentle, esp. to the point of weakness; lenient or compassionate
    2. easily impressed, influenced, or imposed upon
12. not bright, intense, or glaring; subdued: said of color or light
13. showing little contrast or distinctness; not sharp in lines, tones, focus, etc., as a photograph
14. gentle; low; not loud or harsh: said of sound
15. based on data from interviews, surveys, etc., rather than from controlled, repeatable experiments: soft evidence, soft sciences such as sociology
16. replenished by nature, or capable of being used with relatively little damage to the natural environment: solar power is a soft energy source
17. providing information other than the basic facts of a news story: features are soft news
18. Finance
    1. unstable and declining: said of a market, prices, etc.
    2. not readily accepted as foreign exchange: said of certain currencies
    3. having very favorable terms: said of a loan
19. Mil. above ground and vulnerable: said of targets or bases
20. Phonet.: not used in these ways as a technical term by phoneticians
    1. designating c sounded as in voice or g sounded as in age
    2. voiced
    3. palatalized, as certain consonants in Slavic languages are
21. Radiology of low penetrating power: said of X-rays

adverb

noun

interjection

1. be quiet; hush
2. slow up; stop