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# soft

«soft» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not hard or firm; easy to press or bend: a soft pillow** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (soft, softer, softest); adverb softly

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not hard or firm; easy to press or bend: a soft pillow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soft/#m1)

2) Smooth and nice to touch: soft fur. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soft/#m2)

3) Quiet and gentle: a soft voice, soft music. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soft/#m3)

4) Not bright: soft light. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soft/#m4)

5) Kind and gentle, or too easy on people: soft on rules. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soft/#m5)

6) Soft drinks: drinks without alcohol. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soft/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In science: materials can be hard or soft; soft materials (cotton, wool, sponge) bend or squash; testing materials for a job. In stories: soft voices and soft light make calm scenes. In everyday life: soft toys, soft drinks (fizzy or sweet drinks). Phrases: soft toy, soft drink, soft voice, soft spot for, soft-boiled egg, softly spoken.

### examples

- The kitten has soft fur. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soft/#x1)
- My pillow is soft. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soft/#x2)
- She spoke in a soft voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soft/#x3)
- Clay is soft before it dries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soft/#x4)
- Butter goes soft in the sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soft/#x5)
- I sleep with my soft toy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soft/#x6)
- Sponge is a soft material. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soft/#x7)
- Grandpa has a soft spot for our dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soft/#x8)
- Too many soft drinks are bad for your teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soft/#x9)
- Then a soft voice cried from the parlour: [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soft/#x10)

### note

Comparisons: softer, softest. Opposites: hard (material), loud (sound), rough (touch). «Soften» (the t is silent) = to make soft.

### In the corpora

- [Blowing too hard makes a recorder jump up to a shrill squeal; a soft, steady breath gives a clear note.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder/5/)
- [Recorder players cover the holes with the soft, flat pads of their fingers, because hard fingertips leave gaps that make squeaks.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder/6/)
- [Tigers greet friends with a soft puffing sound called chuffing, or prusten; they can roar too, but chuffing is for friends.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/19-the-tiger/12/)
- [Owl wing feathers have comb-like front edges, soft fringes and a velvety surface that muffle the sound of flying.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/34-birds-of-prey-and-owls/8/)
- [Real roadrunners do not say «meep meep»; they make soft cooing sounds and loud rattles by clattering their beaks.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/122-looney-tunes-real-roadrunner-and-coyote/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «soft» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soft/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.