Softness Synonyms and Antonyms

The quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. mellowness
  2. impressibility
  3. indistinctness
  4. gentleness
  5. plasticity
  6. blurriness
  7. fogginess
  8. mildness
  9. fuzziness
Antonyms:
  1. loudness
  2. hardness
  3. sharpness
  4. fitness
The trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. effeminacy
  2. effeminateness
  3. sissiness
  4. womanishness
  5. unmanliness
Poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. unfitness
The quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. balminess

Words Related to Softness

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Softness Sentence Examples

  • She sank into the softness of her leather chair.

  • Castings which, like hydraulic press cylinders and steam radiators, must be dense and hence must have but little graphite lest their contents leak through their walls, should not have more than 1.75% of silicon and may have even as little as 1% if impenetrability is so important that softness and consequent ease of machining must be sacrificed to it.

  • In the process of oxidation, a certain amount of cuprous oxide is always formed, which melts in with the copper and diminishes its softness and tenacity.

  • The dark eyes lost some of their softness.

  • What we have called plasticity must not be confused with the notion of "softness," which means the degree of facility with which the plasticity of a metal can be discounted.

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