Soft spot
/sɒft spɒt/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sentimental fondness or affection. idiomatic
"I'm embarrassed to admit it hit the soft spot in my heart / When I found out you wrote the book I read"
- 2 a place of especial vulnerability wordnet
- 3 A point of vulnerability in a defence.
- 4 any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus wordnet
- 5 A fontanelle.
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- 6 a sentimental affection wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"I'm embarrassed to admit it hit the soft spot in my heart / When I found out you wrote the book I read"
Etymology
Late 18th c.