Word Type

Noun

The word "softness" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

hardness hardness loudness sharpness

Causes Desire

watch tv

Derived From

soft

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

body clemency consistence consistency economic condition femininity health problem ill health indulgence lenience leniency manner mildness muliebrity opacity opaqueness personal manner sound property substance unhealthiness visual property

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

bendability flexibility moldability

Type Of (IsA)

consistency economic condition indulgence sound property visual property

Related Terms

butter clay cushion dough down feather foam padding pillow pudding soft soften wax

Related Terms

quality soft

Synonym Network

balminess effeminacy gentleness indistinctness unfitness

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