soft spot en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /sɔft spɔt/ (Australia)
- (Australia) audio
- /sɔːft spɒt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /sɔft spɑt/ (General-American)
- /sɒft spɒt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /sɑft spɑt/ (cot-caught-merger)
- sôft (General-American)
Etymology
Late 18th c.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) A sentimental fondness or affection.
I'm embarrassed to admit it hit the soft spot in my heart / When I found out you wrote the book I read
1977, David Byrne, “The Book I Read”, in Talking Heads: 77, performed by Talking Heads:But although I happen to have a soft spot for nut roast – an option often preferable to the meat that emerged from the school kitchen – it seems I'm in a cranky minority.
2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in Guardian:
- A point of vulnerability in a defence.
- A fontanelle.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| soft spots | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (29)
de Schwäche (sentimental fondness or affection) · uk сла́бкість (sentimental fondness or affection) · is veikur blettur (point of vulnerability) · ru сла́бость (sentimental fondness or affection) · de Schwachstelle (point of vulnerability) · fi lukkarinrakkaus (sentimental fondness or affection) · ja 弱み (point of vulnerability) · cmn 弱點 /弱点 (point of vulnerability) · bg уязвимост (point of vulnerability) · ro punct vulnerabil (point of vulnerability) · es punto débil (point of vulnerability) · ru уязви́мое ме́сто (point of vulnerability) · cmn 脆弱點 /脆弱点 (point of vulnerability) · ja 弱点 (point of vulnerability) · fi heikko kohta (point of vulnerability) · fi heikkous (point of vulnerability) · es debilidad (sentimental fondness or affection) · fr point faible (point of vulnerability) · de Faible (sentimental fondness or affection) · fr faible (sentimental fondness or affection) · cmn 眷戀 /眷恋 (sentimental fondness or affection) · bg слабост (sentimental fondness or affection) · is veikleiki (sentimental fondness or affection) · is snöggur blettur (point of vulnerability) · it debole (sentimental fondness or affection) · pl czułe miejsce (sentimental fondness or affection) · bg слабо място (sentimental fondness or affection) · is veikur punktur (point of vulnerability) · bg слабо място (point of vulnerability)