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(), a.[Compar.Softer (); superl.Softest.] [OE. softe, AS. sfte, properly adv. of sfte, adj.; akin to OS. sfto, adv., D. zacht, OHG. samfto, adv., semfti, adj., G. sanft, LG. sacht; of uncertain origin.] 1. Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as, a soft bed; a soft peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal. 2. Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth; delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin. They that wear soft clothing are in king's houses. Matt. xi. 8. 3. Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not irritating to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines. "The soft, delicious air." Milton. 4. Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring; pleasing to the eye; not exciting by intensity of color or violent contrast; as, soft hues or tints. The sun, shining upon the upper part of the clouds . . . made the softest lights imaginable. Sir T. Browne. 5. N Soft (), n.A soft or foolish person; an idiot. [Colloq.] G. Eliot. Soft adv.Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly. Chaucer. A knight soft riding toward them. Spenser. Soft interj.Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast. Soft, you; a word or two before you go. Shak. スポンサード リンク
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