Definition of
softness has definitions from the field of music
1
[ noun ] the property of giving little resistance to pressure

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

Softness is found in crushed textures .

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

It was a face that had lost its childlike softness and was beginning to fold within its fragile features a harshness that belied the lyric lines of its contours .

Related terms

hardness consistency flabbiness mushiness downiness compressibility

2
[ noun ] (music) a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency

Related terms

volume sound_property piano decrescendo faintness

3
[ noun ] a disposition to be lenient in judging others

Examples

"softness is not something permitted of good leaders"

Related terms

indulgence

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Rhymes with

shortness stoutness swiftness gauntness tightness sinus toughness fitness roughness sadness slyness sternness lightness rightness whiteness shortness tartness stiffness smallness astuteness shyness farsightedness toughness smallness fastness abruptness vastness compactness flatness politeness brightness sinus anas anise whiteness furnace shyness sadness combativeness scantiness sweetness bluntness oneness quietness nearsightedness steepness baldness soundness smugness stiffness soundness minus deafness baldness gauntness appropriateness robustness separateness forthrightness absoluteness steadfastness wholesomeness numbness anise sharpness anas tennis furnace stubbornness sameness slyness stoutness slackness niceness sharpness foulness roughness hoarseness oneness stubbornness blindness calmness oneness smugness secretiveness sensitiveness stillness minus numbness remoteness suddenness earnestness unpleasantness hoarseness wistfulness graciousness foulness restlessness scantiness consciousness forcefulness larcenous fractiousness wastefulness niceness fastness resourcefulness vastness usefulness contentiousness peacefulness cautiousness blindness humanness evenness suddenness highness firmness calmness badness lawlessness slowness slackness sickness cygnus nastiness sternness neatness lateness witness' aloofness wetness witness sternness swiftness madness spiritedness low-spiritedness oneness unfairness forcefulness wastefulness attractiveness shallowness resourcefulness wistfulness restiveness usefulness peacefulness sternness ghastliness directness completeness openness evenness correctness humanness exogenous callousness playfulness shallowness mountainous gentleness nervousness faintness greatness openness newness cuteness highness fondness combativeness madness calmness helplessness lightness slovenliness rightness robustness rebelliousness awfulness likeness tightness seriousness powerlessness disingenuousness whiteness dullness wonderfulness harmfulness dryness badness steadfastness possessiveness defensiveness responsiveness hardness decisiveness elusiveness onus

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

soft_news soften soft-nosed soft_on swiftness softener softened

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