softness

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to hardness, and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gentleness mildness effeminacy indistinctness fogginess effeminateness blurriness fuzziness sissiness balminess unfitness unmanliness womanishness density soft

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Antonyms

hardness sharpness loudness moxie attack babble

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Hypernyms

body manner substance consistency femininity indulgence

Hyponyms

piano disability impairment handicap infirmity frailty

Examples

I have a little bit of a belly, a tiny bit of pooch. It's the one thing I don't want to lose. I just like having some softness. If I lose that, then Tom might leave me. Nicole Kidman

To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness. Flannery O’Connor

There is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is softness of head. Theodore Roosevelt

The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation. C. S. Lewis

Finally getting control of myself, I kissed her again, then brought my hand to her face, gently running my fingers over her cheek. I marveled at the softness of her skin, the gentleness I saw in her eyes. Even now she was perfect. Nicholas Sparks

It is the softness of the lime that is fatal to the bird. Madagascan Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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