Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sawft, soft kawr, kohr]
- /sɔft, sɒft kɔr, koʊr/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sawft, soft kawr, kohr]
- /sɔft, sɒft kɔr, koʊr/
Definitions of soft-core word
- adjective soft-core of, relating to, or containing sexually arousing depictions that are not fully explicit: soft-core pornography. Compare hard-core (def 2). 1
- adjective soft-core Soft-core pornography shows or describes sex, but not very violent or unpleasant sex, or not in a very detailed way. Compare hard-core. 0
- adjective soft-core (of pornography) suggestive and titillating through not being totally explicit or detailed 0
- adjective soft-core portraying sexual acts in a manner that is highly suggestive rather than explicit 0
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Origin of soft-core
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Soft-core
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
soft-core popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for soft-core
adj soft-core
- hardcore — unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
- in-continent — unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urine or feces.
- lascivious — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- low-down — If someone gives you the low-down on a person or thing, they tell you all the important information about them.
- lowdown — the real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information (usually preceded by the): We gave them the lowdown on the new housing project.
adjective soft-core
- orgiastic — of, relating to, or having the nature of an orgy.
Antonyms for soft-core
adj soft-core
- die hard — If you say that habits or attitudes die hard, you mean that they take a very long time to disappear or change, so that it may not be possible to get rid of them completely.
- hard-core — unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
- hardcore — unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
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