Definition of: soft

(sôft, soft) adjective
1. Being or composed of a substance whose shape is changed easily by pressure, without fracture; impressible; pliable, ductile, or malleable; easily worked: soft wood: opposed to hard.
2. Smooth and delicate to the touch: soft skin.
3. Gentle in its effect upon the ear; not loud or harsh.
4. Mild in any mode of physical action; gentle; bland: a soft breeze; a soft ripple.
5. Of subdued coloring or delicate shading; not glaring or abrupt: soft tints; soft outline.
6. Gentle; conciliatory; expressing mildness or sympathy; courteous: soft words.
7. Giving or enjoying rest; placid: soft sleep.
8. Easily or too easily touched in feeling; tender; sympathetic: a soft heart.
9. Incapable of bearing hardship; susceptible; tender; delicate: soft muscles.
10. Of yielding character; weak; effeminate.
11. Colloq. Of weak intellect; also, yielding to emotion; maudlin.
12. Free from mineral salts which prevent the detergent action of water and soap: said of water.
13. Bituminous, as opposed to anthracite: said of coal.
14. Describing c and g when articulated fricatively as in cent and gibe: opposed to hard; also, voiced and weakly articulated; also, palatalized, as certain consonants in the Slavic languages.
15. Colloq. Easy: a soft job.
16. Scot. & Brit. Dial. Characterized by moisture or thawing: said of the weather. See synonyms under BLAND, SUPPLE.
—noun
1. That which is soft; softness; a soft part or material.
2. Colloq. One who is soft or foolish; a softy.
—adverb
1. Softly.
2. Quietly; gently.
—interj. Archaic Proceed softly; be quiet or slow. [OE sōfte]
—soft′ly adverb & interj.
—soft′·ness noun