softness
sawft nuhs
- n the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
- n poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)
- n the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing
the climate had the softness of the south of France - 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 - n a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency
and in softness almost beyond hearing - n a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare
the softness of the morning sky - n acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered
suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby - n the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines
- 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 - n a disposition to be lenient in judging others
softness is not something permitted of good leaders
- Rather than be locked into that and have my creations become clumsy and awkward, I want everything to have a certain softness a freedom.
- Cha chided Kim for his softness.
- In her books, Coulter can be erudite and persuasive, as when she exposes the left's chronic softness on communism.