Vi fant 11 definisjoner av softness på engelsk.
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| softness - the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded | ||
| hardness the quality of being difficult to do; "he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness"; "the ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail" | ||
| eubstance, consistence, consistency, body a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts | ||
| compressibility, squeezability, sponginess the property of being able to occupy less space | ||
| downiness, featheriness, fluffiness a light softness | ||
| flabbiness, flaccidity, limpness a flabby softness | ||
| softness - a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency; "and in softness almost beyond hearing" | ||
| loudness, intensity, volume high level or degree; the property of being intense | ||
| sound property an attribute of sound | ||
| faintness barely audible | ||
| decrescendo, diminuendo (music) a gradual decrease in loudness | ||
| softness - a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is not something permitted of good leaders" | ||
| lenience, leniency, indulgence lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers | ||
| softness - a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare; "the softness of the morning sky" | ||
| visual property an attribute of vision | ||
| softness - a state of declining economic condition; "orders have recently picked up after a period of extreme softness"; "he attributes the disappointing results to softness in the economy" | ||
| economic condition the condition of the economy | ||
| softness - the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines | ||
| indistinctness, blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness | ||
| distinctness, sharpness the quality of being sharp and clear | ||
| opaqueness, opacity the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light | ||
| dimness, faintness the quality of being dim or lacking contrast | ||
| softness - acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered; "his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough" | ||
| gentleness, mildness | ||
| personal manner, manner a way of acting or behaving | ||
| softness - the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him" | ||
| effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, womanishness, unmanliness | ||
| femininity, muliebrity the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women | ||
| derogation, disparagement, depreciation (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed" | ||
| softness - poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury) | ||
| unfitness | ||
| physical fitness, fitness the quality of being suitable; "they had to prove their fitness for the position" | ||
| health problem, ill health, unhealthiness a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain | ||
| debility, frailness, infirmity, valetudinarianism, feebleness, frailty the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) | ||
| softness - the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing; "the day's heat faded into balminess"; "the climate had the softness of the south of France" | ||
| balminess | ||
| clemency, mildness leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" | ||
