soft person meaning

smooth, soothing, or ingratiating: soft words. softy A person who does not fight back, and who is thought of as being weak. It only multiplies the quality of hatred. felt that his wife had been a little too soft on their son, and that more discipline was in order. Not at all! not committed to any one candidate.to be amorously inclined toward a person; have an affection for: easy to dent, work, or cut without shattering; malleablenot hard; giving little or no resistance to pressure or weight(of light, colour, etc) not excessively bright or harsh(of a breeze, climate, etc) temperate, mild, or pleasantunable to endure hardship, esp through too much pampering(of water) relatively free of mineral salts and therefore easily able to make soap lather(of a drug such as cannabis) nonaddictive or only mildly addictive(of news coverage) concentrating on trivial stories or those with human interest(in the Slavonic languages) palatalized before a front vowel or a special character (unarmoured, esp as applied to a truck by comparison with a tank(of prices, a market, etc) unstable and tending to decline(of a currency) in relatively little demand, esp because of a weak balance of payments situation(of radiation, such as X-rays and ultraviolet radiation) having low energy and not capable of deep penetration of materialsrelated to the performance of non-specific, undefinable taskssoft skills such as customer services and office support Synonyms for soft. //adjective//. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Compare your list of soft skills with the job listing. (of paper money or a monetary system) not supported by sufficient gold reserves or not easily convertible into a foreign currency. (of a photographic image) having delicate gradations of tone. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: relatively deficient in hardness, as metal or wood.smooth and agreeable to the touch; not rough or coarse: producing agreeable sensations; pleasant or comfortable: responsive or sympathetic to the feelings, emotions, needs, etc., of others; not strong or robust; delicate; incapable of great endurance or exertion: easily influenced or swayed; easily imposed upon; impressionable.lenient, permissive, or conciliatory, especially regarding something that is conceived of as dangerous or threatening: (of water) relatively free from mineral salts that interfere with the action of soap. Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. (of consonants) lenis, especially lenis and voiced. 4. Flag. "i'm so soft for her today ". 9 tolerant and kind in the judgment of and expectations for others.

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gentle, mild, warm-hearted, or compassionate: a soft, grandmotherly woman. (of a landing of a space vehicle) gentle; not harmful to the vehicle or its contents:(of a delegate, voter, etc.) Often used in schools. sentimental or flowery, as language: soft, meaningless talk.

soft. Yielding readily to pressure or weight: a soft melon; a soft pillow.

When people and their feelings matter more to you rather than just physical matters and materials. very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit: a soft-hearted judge. When you're applying for a new job, highlight your soft skills as well as your job-specific ones. Being soft is: When you choose peaceful methods to end a conflict, because you know violence leads us to nowhere. by February 07, 2018. Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary

Also a person who gives in easily when asked for money by his children.