Definitions for: Softness


[n] a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is not something permitted of good leaders"
[n] the property of giving little resistance to pressure
[n] a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency



Webster (1913) Definition: Soft"ness, n. [AS. s?ftness, s?ftnyss.]
The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to hardness,
and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.

Antonyms: hardness, intensity, loudness, volume

See Also: body, compressibility, consistence, consistency, decrescendo, diminuendo, downiness, faintness, featheriness, flabbiness, flaccidity, fluffiness, indulgence, lenience, leniency, limpness, mushiness, pianissimo, piano, sound property, sponginess, squeezability

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