Adjective

(en-adj)

(lb) Comforting, providing comfort; consolatory.

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*:he was going to make away himself; but meeting by chance his master Plotinus, who, perceiving by his distracted looks all was not well, urged him to confess his grief; which when he had heard, he used such comfortable speeches, that he redeemed him e faucibus Erebi .

*(John Dryden) (1631-1700)

*:a comfortable provision made for their subsistence

Amply sufficient, satisfactory.

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Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.

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In a state of comfort and content.

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*:A great bargain also had beenthe arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire. In fact, that arm-chair had been an extravagance of Mrs. Bunting. She had wanted her husband to be comfortable after the day's work was done, and she had paid thirty-seven shillings for the chair.

(lb) Strong; vigorous; valiant.

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*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)

*:Thy conceit is nearer death than thy powers. For my sake be comfortable ; hold death a while at the arm's end.

(lb) Serviceable; helpful.

*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)

*:Be comfortable to my mother, your mistress, and make much of her.

Adjective

(er)

Easily giving way under pressure.

My head sank easily into the soft pillow.

(of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.

Polish the silver with a soft cloth to avoid scratching.

soft''' silk; a '''soft skin

* Bible, Matt. xi. 8

They that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.

Gentle.

There was a soft breeze blowing.

* Shakespeare

I would to God my heart were flint, like Edward's; / Or Edward's soft and pitiful, like mine.

* Tyndale

The meek or soft shall inherit the earth.

Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.

soft eyes

* Bible, Proverbs xv. 1

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

* Wordsworth

A face with gladness overspread, / Soft smiles, by human kindness bred.

Gentle in action or motion; easy.

* Milton

On her soft axle, white she paces even, / And bears thee soft with the smooth air along.

Weak in character; impressible.

* Glanvill

The deceiver soon found this soft place of Adam's.

Requiring little or no effort; easy.

a soft job

Not bright or intense.

soft lighting

(of a road intersection) Having an acute angle.

At the intersection, there are two roads going to the left. Take the soft left.

(of a sound) Quiet.

I could hear the soft rustle of the leaves in the trees.

* Shakespeare

Her voice was ever soft , / Gentle, and low, — an excellent thing in woman.

(linguistics) voiced, sonant

DH represents the voiced (soft)'' th ''of English these clothes. —

(linguistics, rare) voiceless

(linguistics, Slavic languages) palatalized

(slang) Lacking strength or resolve, wimpy.

When it comes to drinking, he is as soft as they come.

(of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.

You won't need as much soap, as the water here is very soft .

(UK, colloquial) Foolish.

* Burton

He made soft fellows stark noddies, and such as were foolish quite mad.

(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.

The admin imposed a soft''' block/ban on the user or a '''soft lock on the article.

(UK, of a man) Effeminate.

* Jeremy Taylor

A longing after sensual pleasures is a dissolution of the spirit of a man, and makes it loose, soft , and wandering.

Agreeable to the senses.

a soft liniment

soft wines

* Milton

the soft , delicious air

Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.

soft colours

the soft outline of the snow-covered hill

* Sir Thomas Browne

The sun, shining upon the upper part of the clouds made the softest lights imaginable.