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How to pronounce softness in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness, indistinctness
Type of opaqueness, opacity
Has types dimness, faintness, vagueness
Type Words
Synonyms balminess
Type of mildness, clemency
Derivation soft


the climate had the softness of the south of France.
Type Words
Synonyms gentleness, mildness
Type of manner, personal manner
Derivation soft


suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby.
Type Words
Synonyms effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, unmanliness, womanishness
Type of muliebrity, femininity
Has types emasculation


he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him.
Type Words
Synonyms unfitness
Type of unhealthiness, health problem, ill health
Has types disablement, debility, disability, feebleness, frailness, frailty, handicap, impairment, infirmity, valetudinarianism
Derivation soft
Type Words
Type of lenience, indulgence, leniency
Derivation soft


softness is not something permitted of good leaders.
Type Words
Type of sound property
Has types faintness, decrescendo, pianissimo, diminuendo, piano
Derivation soft


and in softness almost beyond hearing.
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Type of economic condition
Derivation soft


orders have recently picked up after a period of extreme softness.
he attributes the disappointing results to softness in the economy.
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Type of visual property
Derivation soft


the softness of the morning sky.
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Type of consistency, substance, body, consistence
Has types squeezability, compressibility, downiness, limpness, mushiness, pulpiness, featheriness, sponginess, flabbiness, flaccidity, fluffiness
Derivation soft

Examples of softness

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Framed above brushes and feathery electric keyboards, it's pure satiny softness.
From the orlandosentinel.com
However, many are scaling back their subsidies, causing more softness in demand.
From the usatoday.com
Ludwig's vocal prowess, womanly softness and pathos proved her a perfect choice.
From the time.com
Softness in the market is raising concerns about loan availability for students.
From the signonsandiego.com
Times when the size of your stick must be matched by the softness of your voice.
From the time.com
Its softness comes from the small diameter of the fiber, similar to merino wool.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It's a complete contrast to the gently rolling dunes and softness of the estuary.
From the nzherald.co.nz
I like to gently pierce the yolks before cooking so they cook to medium softness.
From the orlandosentinel.com
What was frozen, hard, cracked and utterly unyielding has become softness itself.
From the delawareonline.com
More examples
  • The property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
  • Unfitness: poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)
  • Balminess: 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"
  • 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"
  • A sound property that is free from loudness or stridency; "and in softness almost beyond hearing"
  • A visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare; "the softness of the morning sky"
  • Gentleness: 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"
  • Indistinctness: the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines
  • Effeminacy: 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 ...