soft touch

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawft, soft tuhch]
- /sɔft, sɒft tʌtʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawft, soft tuhch]
- /sɔft, sɒft tʌtʃ/

Definitions of soft touch words

noun soft touch a person who is easily convinced, especially to give or lend money: a soft touch for charities. 1
noun soft touch a person who is easily influenced, duped, or imposed upon: a soft touch for anybody with a sob story. 1
noun soft touch a person, team, etc., that is easily defeated: They're a soft touch for any team in the league. 1
noun soft touch a task or activity that is easily or quickly done, especially a job that pays well and requires little work. 1
noun soft touch sb who is easy to persuade 1
noun soft touch a person easily persuaded or imposed on, esp to lend money 0

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Origin of soft touch

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Soft touch

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Soft touch

soft touch popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

soft touch usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for soft touch

noun soft touch

dead duck — If you describe someone or something as a dead duck, you are emphasizing that you think they have absolutely no chance of succeeding.
dead meat — If you say that someone is dead meat, you mean that they are in very serious trouble that may result in them being hurt or injured in some way.
doormat — a mat, usually placed before a door or other entrance, for people arriving to wipe their shoes on before entering.
easy game — a person who is easily deceived or taken advantage of

adj soft touch

good-hearted — kind or generous; considerate; benevolent.

adjective soft touch

kind — of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.

All 14 Synonyms of soft touch