Softship

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A situation marked by ease, comfort, or convenience. countable, humorous, often, rare, uncountable

    "In 1856 I courted hardship, went out of my way in search of it, selected the North because hardship was most attainable there ; now my object is exactly reversed, it is not hardship, but (I should like to say "softship," but dare not) the utmost […]"

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"In 1856 I courted hardship, went out of my way in search of it, selected the North because hardship was most attainable there ; now my object is exactly reversed, it is not hardship, but (I should like to say "softship," but dare not) the utmost […]"

Etymology

From soft + -ship, modelled after hardship.

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