can you explain what soft means?

Question

my daughter needs definitions for school

Answer 1

easy, a pushover.

also- i can use it in a sentence:

i was going to go back to purchase the SOFTener but aSOFTen as i am at the store i thought i could wait one more afternoon.

Answer 2

soft (sôft, sft) KEY

ADJECTIVE:
soft·er , soft·est

Easily molded, cut, or worked.
Yielding readily to pressure or weight.
Out of condition; flabby.
Smooth or fine to the touch: a soft fabric.

Not loud, harsh, or irritating: a soft voice.
Not brilliant or glaring; subdued: soft colors.
Not sharply drawn or delineated: soft charcoal shading; a scene filmed in soft focus.
Mild; balmy: a soft breeze.

Of a gentle disposition; tender.
Affectionate: a soft glance.
Attracted or emotionally involved: He has been soft on her for years.
Not stern; lenient.
Lacking strength of character; weak.
Informal Simple; feeble.
Gradually declining in trend; not firm: a soft economy; a soft computer market.

Informal Easy: a soft job.
Based on conciliation or negotiation rather than on threats or power plays: took a soft line toward their opponents.
Informal and entertaining without confronting difficult issues or hard facts: limited the discussion to soft topics.
Using or based on data that is not readily quantifiable or amenable to experimental verification or refutation: The lawyer downplayed the soft evidence.
Being a turn in a specific direction at an angle less acute than other possible routes: a soft right.
Of or relating to a paper currency as distinct from a hard currency backed by gold.
Having low dissolved mineral content.
Having a low or lower power of penetration: soft x-rays.
Linguistics
Sibilant rather than guttural, as c in certain and g in gem.
Voiced and weakly articulated: a soft consonant.
Palatalized, as certain consonants in Slavic languages.
Unprotected against nuclear attack: soft missile launching sites; a soft target.
NOUN:

A soft object or part.
ADVERB:

In a soft manner; gently.

Answer 3

soft (sôft, sft) KEY

ADJECTIVE:
soft·er , soft·est

Easily molded, cut, or worked.
Yielding readily to pressure or weight.
Out of condition; flabby.
Smooth or fine to the touch: a soft fabric.

Not loud, harsh, or irritating: a soft voice.
Not brilliant or glaring; subdued: soft colors.
Not sharply drawn or delineated: soft charcoal shading; a scene filmed in soft focus.
Mild; balmy: a soft breeze.

Of a gentle disposition; tender.
Affectionate: a soft glance.
Attracted or emotionally involved: He has been soft on her for years.
Not stern; lenient.
Lacking strength of character; weak.
Informal Simple; feeble.
Gradually declining in trend; not firm: a soft economy; a soft computer market.

Informal Easy: a soft job.
Based on conciliation or negotiation rather than on threats or power plays: took a soft line toward their opponents.
Informal and entertaining without confronting difficult issues or hard facts: limited the discussion to soft topics.
Using or based on data that is not readily quantifiable or amenable to experimental verification or refutation: The lawyer downplayed the soft evidence.
Being a turn in a specific direction at an angle less acute than other possible routes: a soft right.
Of or relating to a paper currency as distinct from a hard currency backed by gold.
Having low dissolved mineral content.
Having a low or lower power of penetration: soft x-rays.
Linguistics
Sibilant rather than guttural, as c in certain and g in gem.
Voiced and weakly articulated: a soft consonant.
Palatalized, as certain consonants in Slavic languages.
Unprotected against nuclear attack: soft missile launching sites; a soft target.
NOUN:

A soft object or part.
ADVERB:

In a soft manner; gently.

Source(s):

http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dic...

Answer 4

Easily molded, cut, or worked.
Yielding readily to pressure or weight.
Out of condition; flabby.
Smooth or fine to the touch: a soft fabric.

Not loud, harsh, or irritating: a soft voice.
Not brilliant or glaring; subdued: soft colors.
Not sharply drawn or delineated: soft charcoal shading; a scene filmed in soft focus.
Mild; balmy: a soft breeze.

Of a gentle disposition; tender.
Affectionate: a soft glance.
Attracted or emotionally involved: He has been soft on her for years.
Not stern; lenient.
Lacking strength of character; weak.
Informal Simple; feeble.
Gradually declining in trend; not firm: a soft economy; a soft computer market.
In a soft manner; gently.

Answer 5

Remember the olden days... pre-Internet?

When we went to the library - or looked it up in a book...

In the words of Cher - I suggest you "turn back time".

Take your daughter to the library and get some books on the table. You'll not only get the answer you are looking for - you'll also get the opportunity to spend some "real-time" with your little girl!

She'll be 17 and blaming you for everything wrong in her life before you know it!

Answer 6

Lacking in hardness, soft of sound (low volume), Metaphorically soft "my father or mother is a soft touch", soft is like the touch of a new born baby's skin

Answer 7

soft: 1.easy to dent, work, or cut without shattering; malleable 2. not hard; giving little or no resistance to pressure or weight 3. fine, light, smooth or fluffy to touch 4. gentle; tranquil 5. (of music sounds etc) low and pleasing 6. (of light, colour etc) not excessively bright or harsh 7. (of a breeze, climate) temperate, mild, or pleasant 8. slightly blurred; not sharpely outlined: soft focus 9. (of a diet) consisting of easily digestable foods 10. kind or lenient, often excessively so

Answer 8

An object which is lacking in hardness. A soft touch is a person who is easily duped. Soft plastic is called malleable--easily cut.

Answer 9

Not hard.

You have a daughter & can't explain an elementary defination? Sad

Answer 10

on dictionary.com there were something like 38 answers...I'm not going to cut and paste that in here it would take up too much space but here is the direct link.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/soft

Answer 11

Plush. Something that is soothing to the touch. Delicate material.