Softness
nnoun.attributethe property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or moldedAntonyms:hardness
Derivationally Related Form:soft
Hypernyms:body consistence consistency substance
Inherited Hypernyms:softnessconsistencypropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:compressibilitydowninessfeatherinessflabbinessflaccidityfluffinesslimpnessmushinesspulpinesssponginesssqueezability
Full Hyponyms:compressibilitydowninessflabbinessmushiness
nnoun.statepoor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)Synset:unfitness
Antonyms:fitness
Derivationally Related Form:softunfit
Hypernyms:health problem ill health unhealthiness
Inherited Hypernyms:unfitnessill healthpathological statephysical conditionconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:debilitydisabilitydisablementfeeblenessfrailnessfrailtyhandicapimpairmentinfirmityvaletudinarianism
Full Hyponyms:abasiaabasia trepidansamaurosisamblyopiaametropiaamputationaniseikoniaannular scotomaanopiaanorgasmiaanorthopiaanosmiaaphakiaastasiaastheniaastigmatismatactic abasiablindnessbow legbowlegbrow ptosiscachexiacentral scotomachoreic abasiacolor blindnessconductive hearing lossdeaf-mutismdeafnessdeuteranopiadichromacydiplopiadisabilitydisability of walkingdisintegrationdysomiadysphasiaenteroptosiseyelessnessfigural blindnessglossoptosishearing impairmenthemeralopiahemianopiahemianopic scotomahyperacusishyperopiahypoesthesiahyposmiainfirmityintermittent claudicationkeratectasiakeratoconusknock-kneelamenesslegal blindnessmetamorphopsiametroptosismonochromacymyopianephroptosisnyctalopiaparacentral scotomaparalytic abasiaparoxysmal trepidant abasiaphotoretinitispigeon toespresbyopiaprolapseprotanopiaptosisquadrantanopiared-green dichromacyretinal detachmentscintillating scotomascotomasensorineural hearing losssnowblindnessspastic abasiatetartanopiatone deafnesstritanopiatunnel visionureteroceleurethrocelevisual impairmentxanthopsiayellow-blue dichromacy
nnoun.statethe quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothingSynset:balminess
Examples:- the day's heat faded into balminess
- the climate had the softness of the south of France
Derivationally Related Form:soft
Hypernyms:clemency mildness
Inherited Hypernyms:balminessmildnessgood weatherweatheratmospheric phenomenonphysical phenomenonnatural phenomenonphenomenonprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.statea state of declining economic conditionExamples:- orders have recently picked up after a period of extreme softness
- he attributes the disappointing results to softness in the economy
Derivationally Related Form:soft
Hypernyms:economic condition
Inherited Hypernyms:softnesseconomic conditionconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.attributea sound property that is free from loudness or stridencyExamples:- and in softness almost beyond hearing
Antonyms:loudness
Derivationally Related Form:soft
Hypernyms:sound property
Inherited Hypernyms:softnesssound propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:decrescendodiminuendofaintnesspianissimopiano
Full Hyponyms:decrescendofaintnesspiano
nnoun.attributea visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glareExamples:- the softness of the morning sky
Derivationally Related Form:soft
Hypernyms:visual property
Inherited Hypernyms:softnessvisual propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.attributeacting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-temperedSynset:gentleness mildness
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:mildsoftgentle
Hypernyms:manner personal manner
Inherited Hypernyms:gentlenessmannerdemeanortraitattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.attributethe quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlinesSynset:blurriness fogginess fuzziness indistinctness
Antonyms:distinctnesssharpness
Derivationally Related Form:indistinctfuzzyblurryfoggy
Hypernyms:opacity opaqueness
Inherited Hypernyms:indistinctnessopacityqualityattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:dimnessfaintnessvagueness
Full Hyponyms:dimnessvagueness
nnoun.attributethe trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)Domain Usage:depreciationderogationdisparagement
Synset:effeminacy effeminateness sissiness unmanliness womanishness
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:unmanlysissywomanisheffeminate
Hypernyms:femininity muliebrity
Inherited Hypernyms:effeminacyfemininitytraitattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:emasculation
Full Hyponyms:emasculation
nnoun.attributea disposition to be lenient in judging othersExamples:- softness is not something permitted of good leaders
Derivationally Related Form:soft
Hypernyms:indulgence lenience leniency
Inherited Hypernyms:softnessindulgencepermissivenessdispositionnaturetraitattributeabstractionentity