ALL meanings of softly
soft
S s - adverb softly touch: gently 1
- adverb softly sound: quietly 1
- adverb softly gesture: tenderly 1
- adjective softly yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow. 1
- adjective softly relatively deficient in hardness, as metal or wood. 1
- adjective softly smooth and agreeable to the touch; not rough or coarse: a soft fabric; soft skin. 1
- adjective softly producing agreeable sensations; pleasant or comfortable: soft slumber. 1
- adjective softly low or subdued in sound; gentle and melodious: soft music; a soft voice. 1
- adjective softly not harsh or unpleasant to the eye; not glaring: soft light; a soft color. 1
- adjective softly not hard or sharp: soft outlines. 1
- adjective softly gentle or mild: soft breezes. 1
- adjective softly genial or balmy, as climate or air. 1
- adjective softly gentle, mild, warm-hearted, or compassionate: a soft, grandmotherly woman. 1
- adjective softly smooth, soothing, or ingratiating: soft words. 1
- adjective softly not harsh or severe, as a penalty or demand. 1
- adjective softly responsive or sympathetic to the feelings, emotions, needs, etc., of others; tender-hearted. 1
- adjective softly sentimental or flowery, as language: soft, meaningless talk. 1
- adjective softly not strong or robust; delicate; incapable of great endurance or exertion: He was too soft for the Marines. 1
- adjective softly Informal. easy; involving little effort; not difficult, laborious, trying, or severe: a soft job. 1
- adjective softly Informal. easily influenced or swayed; easily imposed upon; impressionable. 1
- adjective softly lenient, permissive, or conciliatory, especially regarding something that is conceived of as dangerous or threatening: to be soft on Communism. 1
- adjective softly (of water) relatively free from mineral salts that interfere with the action of soap. 1
- adjective softly (of paper money or a monetary system) not supported by sufficient gold reserves or not easily convertible into a foreign currency. 1
- adjective softly (of a market, market condition, or prices) declining in value, volume, profitability, etc.; weak: a soft tourist season. Compare firm1 (def 7). 1
- adjective softly (of money) plentiful or available at low interest rates or on easy terms: a soft loan. 1
- abbreviation SOFTLY soft-core. 1
- adjective softly Metallurgy. (of a metal) easily magnetized and demagnetized. (of solder) fusing readily. (of a metal or alloy) fully annealed, so as to provide minimum mechanical hardness. 1
- adjective softly Photography. (of a photographic image) having delicate gradations of tone. (of a focus) lacking in sharpness. (of a lens) unable to be focused sharply. 1
- adjective softly Phonetics. (of consonants) lenis, especially lenis and voiced. (of c and g) pronounced as in cent and gem. (of consonants in Slavic languages) palatalized. Compare hard (def 38). 1
- adjective softly Military. (of a missile-launching base) aboveground and relatively unprotected from enemy attack. 1
- adjective softly Aerospace. (of a landing of a space vehicle) gentle; not harmful to the vehicle or its contents: a soft landing on the moon. 1
- adjective softly Physics. (of a beam of particles or electromagnetic radiation) having relatively low energy: soft x-rays. Compare hard (def 40). 1
- adjective softly (of a delegate, voter, etc.) not committed to any one candidate. 1
- adjective softly foolish or stupid: soft in the head. 1
- adjective softly (of a detergent) readily biodegradable. 1
- noun softly something that is soft or yielding; the soft part. 1
- abbreviation SOFTLY softness. 1
- adverb softly in a soft manner. 1
- idioms softly be soft on someone, Informal. to be amorously inclined toward a person; have an affection for: He's been soft on her for years. 1