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Meanings of softness in anglès

català
vaguetat

The quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines.

vaguetat
espanyol
pluma

The trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)

pluma
portuguès
macieza
català
amabilitat
espanyol
amabilidad

Acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered.

amabilitat

Poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)

Usage of softness in anglès
1
Despite the softness of her voice, the words carried to the others.
The Irda (Children of the Stars)
2
The rugged fortress lay swathed in the softness of the creamy light.
St. George and St. Michael, Volume 2
3
But the softness is there; everything in this twilight temple is soft.
Tremendous Trifles
4
The first confused hardness with progress; the second confused softness with progress.
My Life and Work
5
I heard the softness in her voice when she mentioned your name.
Snow melts in spring
6
The night was still cloaked in the grey silken softness of evening.
The Inferno
7
The night was cool, yet had in it the softness of May.
Old Rose and Silver
8
But the softness in the Christmas air did not presage a thaw.
A Son of the City / A Story of Boy Life
9
But the very softness had a kind of jellyfish sting in it.
The Marquis of Lossie
10
At the bottom of the softness there was the iron of resolution.
Robert Elsmere
11
Night was falling; the damp softness of late autumn companioned him wistfully.
December Love
12
Choose Nude Gold for softness, or Plum Gold for a seasonal statement.
The Irish Times
13
The report was the latest to show softness in U.S. economic data.
Reuters
14
He noted the red brevity of her lips and their probable softness.
The Best Short Stories of 1919, and the Yearbook of the American...
15
She was statue-like in her stillness, her breaths impalpable in their softness.
The Last Shot
16
The fluency and softness of the water are thus described by Lucretius:-
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2
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Softness through the time
Softness across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common