Defenition of the word softness
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Defenition of the word softness
- a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is not something permitted of good leaders"
- the property of giving little resistance to pressure
- a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency
- a disposition to be lenient in judging others
- the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
- the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines
- acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered
- the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
- a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare
- a state of declining economic condition
- the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing
- poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)
Synonyms for the word softness
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- elasticity
- faintness
- flexibility
- gentleness
- malleability
- pliability
- quietness
- smoothness
- suppleness
Similar words in the softness
Hyponyms for the word softness
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- compressibility
- debility
- decrescendo
- diminuendo
- dimness
- disability
- disablement
- downiness
- emasculation
- faintness
- featheriness
- feebleness
- flabbiness
- flaccidity
- fluffiness
- frailness
- frailty
- handicap
- impairment
- infirmity
- limpness
- mushiness
- pianissimo
- piano
- pulpiness
- sponginess
- squeezability
- vagueness
- valetudinarianism
Hypernyms for the word softness
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- body
- clemency
- consistence
- consistency
- economic condition
- eubstance
- femininity
- health problem
- ill health
- indulgence
- lenience
- leniency
- manner
- mildness
- muliebrity
- opacity
- opaqueness
- personal manner
- sound property
- unhealthiness
- visual property
Antonyms for the word softness
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- hardness
- intensity
- loudness
- volume
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