soft

US: /ˈsɑft/, /ˈsɔft/

UK: /sˈɒft/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

soft /sɔft/
  • tính từ
    • mềm, dẻo, dễ uốn, dễ cắt
      • soft as butter: mềm như bún
      • soft stone: thứ đá mềm
    • nhẵn, mịn, mượt
      • soft skin: da mịn
      • soft hair: tóc mượt
    • dịu, ôn hoà
      • soft winter: mùa đông ôn hoà dễ chịu
    • không loè loẹt, dịu
      • soft colours: màu dịu
      • soft light: ánh sáng dịu
      • soft voice: giọng dịu dàng
      • soft music: nhạc êm dịu
    • nhẹ, nhẹ nhàng, nhân nhượng, có tính chất hoà hoãn
      • soft rain: mưa nhẹ
      • soft manners: thái độ nhẹ nhàng
      • soft answer: câu trả lời hoà nhã
    • yếu đuối, uỷ mị, nhẽo, ẻo lả
      • a soft luxurious people: bọn người xa hoa uỷ mị
    • yên, êm đềm
      • soft slumbers: giấc ngủ yên
    • có cảm tình, dễ thương cảm, có từ tâm
    • (thuộc) tình yêu, (thuộc) chuyện trai gái
      • soft nothings: chuyện tỉ tê trai gái
      • to be soft on someone: phải lòng ai
    • mưa, ẩm ướt, ướt át
      • soft weather: thời tiết ẩm ướt
      • a soft day: ngày mưa
    • không có muối khoáng (nước ăn)
    • (ngôn ngữ học) mềm hoá (âm)
    • (từ lóng) dễ dàng
      • soft job: việc dễ
      • soft thing: công việc nhẹ nhàng nhưng lương hậu
    • khờ khạo, ngờ nghệch
    • danh từ
      • chỗ mềm; vật mềm
      • người nhu nhược; người ẻo lả
      • phó từ
        • nhẹ nhàng
        • mềm mỏng, yếu ớt, ẻo lả
        • thán từ
          • (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) chờ một tí!
          • im! câm!

        Advanced English dictionary

        + adjective (softer, softest)
        not hard
        1 changing shape easily when pressed; not stiff or firm: soft margarine + soft feather pillows + The grass was soft and springy.
        2 less hard than average: soft rocks such as limestone + soft cheeses
        Antonym: HARD
        not rough
        3 smooth and pleasant to touch: soft skin / hair / fur + a dress made from the finest, softest silk
        Antonym: ROUGH
        without angles / edges
        4 not having sharp angles or hard edges: This season's fashions focus on warm tones and soft lines. + The moon's pale light cast soft shadows.
        light / colours
        5 [usually before noun] not too bright, in a way that is pleasant and relaxing to the eyes: a soft pink + the soft glow of candlelight
        Antonym: HARSH
        rain / wind
        6 not strong or violent: A soft breeze rustled the trees.
        sounds
        7 not loud, and usually pleasant and gentle: soft background music + a soft voice
        sympathetic
        8 kind and sympathetic; easily affected by other people's suffering: Julia's soft heart was touched by his grief.
        Antonym: HARD
        not strict
        9 ~ (on sb/sth)
        ~ (with sb) (usually disapproving) not strict or severe; not strict or severe enough: The government is not becoming soft on crime. + If you're too soft with these kids they'll never respect you.
        Antonym: TOUGH
        crazy
        10 (informal, disapproving) stupid or crazy: He must be going soft in the head.
        not brave / tough enough
        11 (informal, disapproving) not brave enough; wanting to be safe and comfortable: Stay in a hotel? Don't be so soft. I want to camp out under the stars.
        too easy
        12 (disapproving) not involving much work; too easy and comfortable: They had got too used to the soft life at home.
        Antonym: HARD
        water
        13 not containing mineral salts and therefore good for washing: You won't need much soap-the water here is very soft.
        Antonym: HARD
        consonants
        14 (phonetics) not sounding hard, for example 'c' in 'city' and 'g' in 'general'
        Antonym: HARD
        softness noun [U, sing.]: the softness of her skin / voice + the softness of the water
        See also - SOFTLY
        Idioms: have a soft spot for sb/sth (informal) to like sb/sth: She's always had a soft spot for you.
        more at OPTION, TOUCH n.

        Thesaurus dictionary

        adj.
        1 yielding, cushiony, plushy, spongy, squeezable, compressible, squashy, squashable, flexible, plastic, pliable, pliant, supple, flexile, flexuous, unstarched:
        This mattress is much too soft for my back.
        2 easy, comfortable, undemanding, Colloq cushy:
        His uncle got him a soft job at the Labour Ministry.
        3 gentle, mild, balmy, pleasant, moderate, warm, halcyon, springlike, summery, restful, tranquil, relaxing, lazy:
        Alexandra was looking forward to a week in the soft Caribbean climate.
        4 subdued, toned or turned down, muted, low, quiet, melodious, mellifluous or mellifluent, mellow, gentle, faint, softened, soothing, smooth:
        Riley thought she might succumb to the influences of the wine and the soft music and lights.
        5 easygoing, tolerant, kind, compassionate, gentle, merciful, lenient, indulgent, permissive, liberal, lax, easy, docile, tame, submissive, deferential, benign, tender-hearted, sympathetic, kind-hearted, kind:
        Some believe that the jailers were too soft with the criminals. His parents were far too soft.
        6 Usually, soft in the head. foolish, silly, simple, Colloq chiefly Brit daft, US off:
        Kevin must have gone a bit soft in the head if he thinks that Clara still loves him.
        7 depressed, declining, in decline, in recession, slow, unprofitable, borderline, questionable, weak:
        Owing to the stormy, cold summer, the resort business has been soft this year.
        8 downy, silky, silken, satiny, furry, fluffy, feathery, fleecy, fuzzy, velvety, smooth (as a baby's bottom):
        The wool from the lambs is much softer.
        9 pastel, pale, delicate, fine, subdued, light, matte or matt, quiet, diffuse(d), soothing:
        He wanted the bedroom painted in soft shades of greenish blue.
        10 harmless, non-addictive:
        Some consider cannabis a soft drug.
        11 fuzzy, woolly, blurred, blurry, foggy, diffuse(d):
        The soft focus photos of the wedding looked very romantic.
        12 weak, feeble, frail, effete, delicate, non-physical, non-muscular, puny, flabby, out of training or condition or shape, pampered; namby-pamby, effeminate, unmanly, unmanful, Colloq sissified, sissy:
        He had been out of the marines for so long they thought he had gone soft.
        13 easy, luxurious, pampered, rich, opulent, plush, posh, Colloq ritzy, swank(y):
        Since selling his business, Aubrey Quinton has been living the soft life on the Costa del Sol.

        Collocation

        VERBS

        be, feel, look | become, go, turn | stay
        Her skin had stayed soft and supple.

        ADV.

        beautifully, extremely, incredibly, really, very
        The fabric has a beautifully soft texture.
        | all
        These tomatoes have gone all soft.
        | fairly, quite, rather, relatively, slightly


        Concise dictionary

        softer|softestsɔft /sɒft
        adj.
        +yielding readily to pressure or weight
        +compassionate and kind; conciliatory
        +(of sound) relatively low in volume
        +easily hurt
        +produced with vibration of the vocal cords
        +not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
        +used chiefly as a direction or description in music
        +(of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
        +(of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')
        +(of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
        +using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
        +tolerant or lenient
        +soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
        +having little impact
        +out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
        +willing to negotiate and compromise
        +not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
        +mild and pleasant
        +not brilliant or glaring
        adv.
        +in a relaxed manner; or without hardship

        Latest query: soft rake thoroughly proficient advert cuddle hồng quân bracket hypocritical hồng quân myopic resourceful mạng evidence bile tablet reply arabian seal deal