Even vs Soft - What's the difference?
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Flat and level.
Without great variation.
Equal in proportion, quantity, size etc.
(not comparable, of an integer) Divisible by two.
(of a number) Convenient for ing other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
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On equal monetary terms; neither owing or being owed.
(colloquial) On equal terms of a moral sort; quits.
parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit
* Bible, Luke xix. 44
(obsolete) Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) Associate; fellow; of the same condition.
* Wyclif (Matt.)
To make flat and level.
* Sir Walter Raleigh
* Evelyn
(obsolete) To equal.
* Fuller
(obsolete) To be equal.
(obsolete) To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.
(obsolete) To set right; to complete.
(obsolete) To act up to; to keep pace with.
Exactly, just, fully.
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(lb) Rather.
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(archaic, or, poetic) Evening.
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Easily giving way under pressure.
(of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
* Bible, Matt. xi. 8
Gentle.
* Shakespeare
* Tyndale
Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
* Bible, Proverbs xv. 1
* Wordsworth
Gentle in action or motion; easy.
* Milton
Weak in character; impressible.
* Glanvill
Requiring little or no effort; easy.
Not bright or intense.
(of a road intersection) Having an acute angle.
(of a sound) Quiet.
* Shakespeare
(linguistics) voiced, sonant
(linguistics, rare) voiceless
(linguistics, Slavic languages) palatalized
(slang) Lacking strength or resolve, wimpy.
(of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
(UK, colloquial) Foolish.
* Burton
(physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
(of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
(UK, of a man) Effeminate.
* Jeremy Taylor
Agreeable to the senses.
* Milton
Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
* Sir Thomas Browne
(archaic) Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast.
* Shakespeare
(lb) Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly.
*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:A knight soft riding toward them.
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*:There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.
Even is a related term of soft.
As nouns the difference between even and soft
is that even is while soft is a soft or foolish person; an idiot.As an adjective soft is
easily giving way under pressure.As an interjection soft is
(archaic) be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast.As an adverb soft is
(lb) softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly.even
English
(wikipedia even)Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) efen, efn, . The traditional proposal connecting the Germanic adjective with the root (etyl) ) is problematic from a phonological point of view.Schaffner, Stefan (2000). “Altindisch amnás'', urgermanisch *''e?na-'', kelt. *''e?no-''.” In: ''Indoarisch, Iranisch und die Indogermanistik. Akten des Kolloquiums der Indogermanischen Gesellschaft vom 2. bis 5. Oktober 1997 in Erlangen , Forssman, Bernhard & Plath, Robert (eds.), Wiesbaden, pp. 491–505. In German.Adjective
(en adjective)- Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even .
- Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice.
- The distribution of food must be even .
- Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers.
- Coles. How many shares have you bought, Mr. Garfinkle?
- Garfinkle. One hundred and ninety-six thousand.
- Jorgenson. How'd you figure out to buy such an odd amount? Why not two hundred thousand — nice even' number. Thought you liked nice ' even numbers.
- He put me on the scale in my underwear and socks: 82 pounds. I left, humming all day long, remembering that once upon a time my ideal weight had been 84, and now I'd even beaten that. I decided 80 was a better number, a nice even number to be.
- You biffed me back at the barn, and I biffed you here—so now we're even .
- And shall lay thee even with the ground.
- I know my life so even .
- His even servant.
Usage notes
* Because of confusion with the "divisible by two" sense, use of to mean "convenient for rounding" is rare; the synonym round is more common.Synonyms
* (flat and level) flat, level, uniform * (without great variation) monotone (voice) * (convenient for rounding) round * (On equal monetary terms) quits (qualifier)Antonyms
* (flat and level) uneven * (of an integer) oddDerived terms
* break-even point * call it even * doubly even * even function * even keel * even odds * even-pinnate * even-steven, even-stevens * getting even * of even date * singly evenVerb
(en verb)- We need to even this playing field; the west goal is too low.
- His temple Xerxes evened with the soil.
- It will even all inequalities.
- to even him in valour
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Synonyms
(to make flat and level ): flatten, levelDerived terms
* an even chance * break even * break-even * even as * even-handed * even if * even-keeled * evenly * evenhood * even money * even more * even out * even permutation * even stevens * even-tempered * even up * get even * of even date * unevenReferences
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Adverb
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Usage notes
SeeDerived terms
* even as we speak * even so * even though * not even * not even oneEtymology 3
From (etyl) even, from (etyl) . Cognate with Dutch avond, Low German Avend, German Abend, Danish aften. See also the related terms (l) and (l).Noun
(en noun)- When the even was come they brought unto him many that were possessed with devylles [...].
Synonyms
* e'en (archaic) * eveningDerived terms
* evenfall * evensongStatistics
*soft
English
Adjective
(er)- My head sank easily into the soft pillow.
- Polish the silver with a soft cloth to avoid scratching.
- soft''' silk; a '''soft skin
- They that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
- There was a soft breeze blowing.
- I would to God my heart were flint, like Edward's; / Or Edward's soft and pitiful, like mine.
- The meek or soft shall inherit the earth.
- soft eyes
- A soft answer turneth away wrath.
- A face with gladness overspread, / Soft smiles, by human kindness bred.
- On her soft axle, white she paces even, / And bears thee soft with the smooth air along.
- The deceiver soon found this soft place of Adam's.
- a soft job
- soft lighting
- At the intersection, there are two roads going to the left. Take the soft left.
- I could hear the soft rustle of the leaves in the trees.
- Her voice was ever soft , / Gentle, and low, — an excellent thing in woman.
- DH represents the voiced (soft)'' th ''of English these clothes. —
- When it comes to drinking, he is as soft as they come.
- You won't need as much soap, as the water here is very soft .
- He made soft fellows stark noddies, and such as were foolish quite mad.
- The admin imposed a soft''' block/ban on the user or a '''soft lock on the article.
- A longing after sensual pleasures is a dissolution of the spirit of a man, and makes it loose, soft , and wandering.
- a soft liniment
- soft wines
- the soft , delicious air
- soft colours
- the soft outline of the snow-covered hill
- The sun, shining upon the upper part of the clouds made the softest lights imaginable.
Synonyms
* (of a cloth) non-abrasive, fluffy * (gentle) gentle, light, nesh * (of a sound) quiet * (lacking strength or resolve) meek, mild, wimpy, nesh * (foolish) daft, foolish, silly, stupidAntonyms
* (giving way under pressure) hard, resistant, solid, stony * (of a cloth) abrasive, scratchy * (gentle) harsh, rough, strong * (acute) hard * (of a sound) loud * (lacking strength or resolve) firm, strict, tough * (of water) hard * (foolish) sensibleDerived terms
* soft-boiled * soft copy * soft drink * soften * soft focus * soft-hearted * softly * softness * soft on * soft palate * soft power * soft science fiction * soft serve * soft shoe * soft soap * soft-spoken * soft touch * soft toy * software * softwood * softySee also
* mollifyInterjection
(en interjection)- Soft , you; a word or two before you go.
- But, soft ! What light through yonder window breaks?
