softness

Meaning

The quality of being soft.

Synonyms

tenderness

gentleness

mildness

smoothness

mellowness

pliability

elasticity

delicacy

limpness

unfitness

balminess

compatibility

flexibility

effeminateness

blurriness

effeminacy

flabbiness

fogginess

freshness

fuzziness

indistinctness

kindness

lenience

lenity

lightness

lowness

mercifulness

pliancy

unmanliness

weakness

womanishness

sissiness

good nature

gracefulness

haze

turbidity

kindliness

turbidness

blandness

leniency

scratchability

softness number

dimness

looseness

wetness

malleability

delicateness

softness value

coolness

milkiness

Translations

douceur

zachtheid

suavidad

malsheid

mollesse

weekheid

morbidezza

tenerezza

aanhaligheid

Sanftheit

Weichheit

suavidade

flessibilità

Nachgiebigkeit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɔftnəs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: softnesse

Inherited from Old English: sōftnes

In summary

From Middle English softnesse, from Old English sōftnes, alteration of earlier sēftnes. Equivalent to soft + -ness.