Soft | Mean of soft in English Dictionary

/ˈsɑːft/

• easy to press, bend, cut, etc.
1. a soft mattress
2. soft cheese/dough
3. The ground was soft after the heavy rain.
4. Iron and lead are soft metals.
• smooth and pleasant to touch
1. soft skin
2. a soft silk
• having a very light color
1. soft colors
2. The room was painted in soft pink.
3. soft blues

• not bright or harsh
1. soft lighting [=lighting that is not too bright]
2. the soft glow of the moon
• gentle in manner
1. He has a soft touch.
2. She gave him a soft kiss on the cheek.
3. We decided to take a softer approach in disciplining the children.
• not strong or very forceful
1. a soft [=mild, gentle] breeze
2. A soft [=light] rain fell.
• having a low, gentle sound
1. a soft voice
• having a curved or rounded outline
1. soft rolling hills
2. a sweater with soft shoulder lines
• not strict, harsh, or critical enough
1. The students thought their teacher was soft.
2. You're too soft with your children.
3. Some people accuse the mayor of being soft on crime.
• involving little work or effort
1. He has a pretty soft job.
2. a soft life
3. (chiefly Brit) Police insisted that community service work was not a soft option.
• not physically strong
1. He had grown soft from years of inactivity.
• not brave or tough
1. He used to be tough, but he has gone/gotten soft in his old age.
• feeling sympathy for other people
1. He has a soft heart.
• relating to matters that are not serious or important
1. soft news stories
• not as strong or harmful to the health as other drugs
1. Marijuana is a soft drug.
• not containing many minerals and able to make bubbles with soap
1. soft water
• sounding like the “c” in “ace” or the “g” in “gem”
1. The “c” in “cell” is soft, but the “c” in “cabbage” is hard.
2. the soft “g” in “general”
• stupid or crazy
1. He's a nice old man but he's a bit soft in the head.
2. Have you gone soft in the head? [=are you crazy?]
• attracted to (someone)
1. I think he's a little soft on her.
• in a soft or gentle way
1. She kissed him soft [=(more commonly) softly] on the lips.
2. Can you please talk softer? [=more softly]
• in a way that is not strong or forceful
1. He hit the ball soft. [=(more commonly) softly]
2. a soft-hit ball