SOFTNESS
Scrabble letter values: S1O1F4T1N1E1S1S1 = 11
Definition
- noun the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded.
- noun poor physical condition. — synonyms: unfitness
- noun the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing. — synonyms: balminess
- noun a state of declining economic condition.
- noun a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency.
- noun a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare.
- noun acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered. — synonyms: gentleness, mildness
- noun the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines. — synonyms: indistinctness, blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness
- noun the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man). — synonyms: effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, womanishness, unmanliness
- noun a disposition to be lenient in judging others.
Examples
- “being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)”
- “the day's heat faded into balminess”
- “the climate had the softness of the south of France”