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Softness

//ˈsɔftnəs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being soft. uncountable, usually

    "[…] the informal dressers, with their "divided skirts" and stealthy advances towards confessed trouserdom, are the strong-minded sisterhood, to whom the softnesses of sex are abominations […]"

  2. 2
    a disposition to be lenient in judging others wordnet
  3. 3
    the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) wordnet
  4. 4
    the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines wordnet
  5. 5
    acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered wordnet
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  1. 6
    the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded wordnet
  2. 7
    a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare wordnet
  3. 8
    a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency wordnet
  4. 9
    a state of declining economic condition wordnet
  5. 10
    the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing wordnet
  6. 11
    poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury) wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English softnesse, from Old English sōftnes, alteration of earlier sēftnes. Equivalent to soft + -ness.

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