softness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɑftnəs/ (cot-caught-merger)
- (US) audio
- /ˈsɒftnəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsɔftnəs/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English softnesse, from Old English sōftnes, alteration of earlier sēftnes. Equivalent to soft + -ness.
Meanings
-
(uncountable, usually) The quality of being soft.
[…] the informal dressers, with their "divided skirts" and stealthy advances towards confessed trouserdom, are the strong-minded sisterhood, to whom the softnesses of sex are abominations […]
1882, The Pall Mall Budget, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| softnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Hyponyms
flexibility · moldability · bendability
Relateds
clay · foam · wax · dough · butter · feather · cushion · soften · soft · pudding · down · padding · pillow
Synonyms
softness · flaccidity · mollitude
Translations (41)
gu નમ્રતા (the quality of being soft) · it morbidezza (the quality of being soft) · ml മൃദുത്വം (the quality of being soft) · sw wororo (the quality of being soft) · gu નરમી (the quality of being soft) · ru мя́гкость (the quality of being soft) · ga leibideacht (the quality of being soft) · ur نَرْمی (the quality of being soft) · gu નરમાશ (the quality of being soft) · la lenitas (the quality of being soft) · ota لینت (the quality of being soft) · sw ulaini (the quality of being soft) · hi मार्दव (the quality of being soft) · hi मृदुता (the quality of being soft) · ro moliciune (the quality of being soft) · fi pehmeys (the quality of being soft) · hi मृदुलता (the quality of being soft) · sv mjukhet (the quality of being soft) · gl suavidade (the quality of being soft) · el απαλότητα (the quality of being soft) · ang sēftnes (the quality of being soft) · cs měkkost (the quality of being soft) · te కోమలత్వం (the quality of being soft) · grc μαλακία (the quality of being soft) · es molicie (the quality of being soft) · grc ἁπαλότης (the quality of being soft) · fr douceur (the quality of being soft) · pt suavidade (the quality of being soft) · de Weichheit (the quality of being soft) · es suavidad (the quality of being soft) · hi कोमलता (the quality of being soft) · ca suavitat (the quality of being soft) · te మెత్తన (the quality of being soft) · nn mjukleik (the quality of being soft) · la mollitūdō (the quality of being soft) · gu મૃદુતા (the quality of being soft) · gu કોમળતા (the quality of being soft) · ka სირბილე (the quality of being soft) · lv mīkstums (the quality of being soft) · ar نُعُومَة (the quality of being soft) · pms meuj (the quality of being soft)