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To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness.
Flannery O'Connor

Meaning of "softness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOFTNESS

softness  [ˈsɒftnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOFTNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Softness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOFTNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of softness in the English dictionary

The definition of softness in the dictionary is the quality or an instance of being soft.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOFTNESS


alertness
əˈlɜːtnɪs
appropriateness
əˈprəʊprɪɪtnɪs
brightness
ˈbraɪtnɪs
completeness
kəmˈpliːtnɪs
correctness
kəˈrɛktnɪs
deftness
ˈdeftnɪs
eyewitness
ˈaɪˌwɪtnɪs
fitness
ˈfɪtnɪs
greatness
ˈɡreɪtnɪs
hotness
ˈhɒtnɪs
lightness
ˈlaɪtnɪs
politeness
pəˈlaɪtnɪs
promptness
ˈprɒmptnɪs
robustness
rəʊˈbʌstnɪs
shortness
ˈʃɔːtnɪs
swiftness
ˈswɪftnɪs
tightness
ˈtaɪtnɪs
wetness
ˈwetnɪs
whiteness
ˈwaɪtnɪs
witness
ˈwɪtnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOFTNESS

softening of the brain
softhead
softheadedly
softhearted
softheartedly
softheartedness
softie
softish
softling
softly
softly-softly
softs
software
software engineer
software engineering
software house
software library
software package
software program
softwood

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOFTNESS

adeptness
adroitness
aptness
aquafitness
bear witness
bluntness
business
colorfastness
compactness
expert witness
flatness
incorrectness
inertness
justness
physical fitness
pleasantness
political correctness
quietness
sweetness
unfitness
vastness

Synonyms and antonyms of softness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «softness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOFTNESS

Find out the translation of softness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of softness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «softness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

柔软度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

suavidad
570 millions of speakers

English

softness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोमलता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ليونة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мягкость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

suavidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্নিগ্ধতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

douceur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelembutan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Weichheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

柔軟
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부드러움
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kelembutan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mềm mại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிருதுவான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सौम्यपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yumuşaklık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

morbidezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miękkość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

м´якість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

moliciune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απαλότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sagtheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mjukhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mykhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of softness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOFTNESS»

The term «softness» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.543 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOFTNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «softness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «softness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about softness

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7 QUOTES WITH «SOFTNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word softness.
1
Mili Avital
In Israel, I think I have the image of an 'Ashkenazi woman' as a stereotype. Someone once told me that I look like a deodorant commercial. But my appearance is misleading; I can be emotionally aggressive, too, and in 'Law and Order,' I once played a murderer. I see no limitations. I see both my toughness and the softness.
2
Joan Baez
Instead of getting hard ourselves and trying to compete, women should try and give their best qualities to men - bring them softness, teach them how to cry.
3
Sri Chinmoy
All around us is the cosmic game, the cosmic play. The universe is full of joy, inner and outer. When realisation takes place, we have to feel the necessity of manifesting this constant delight in our heart. The delight glows, but does not burn. It has tremendous intensity, but it is all softness and absolutely sweet-flowing nectar.
4
Faye Dunaway
Well, softness and femininity like yours people don't expect of me; so when they find me emotional and capable of real vulnerability, they're surprised.
5
Len Goodman
I am a little bit of a softie, yes. Actually I don't think it's softness, I think it's kindness.
6
Barbara Januszkiewicz
Jazz vision is the fusion of music and art a real paradox of same-yet different. Here we play in exchanges, like the hardness of the key of c# major and from the softness of Db major - capturing, reflecting and improvising.
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Flannery O'Connor
To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOFTNESS»

Discover the use of softness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to softness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Spinning for softness & speed
Discusses how to prepare wool for spinning, describes a one-handed method for quickly spinning wool, and suggests projects for knitting and weaving softly spun wool
Paula Simmons, 1982
2
PVC Technology
7.3 SOFTNESS AND TENSILE PROPERTIES As was mentioned in Chapters 5 and 6, plasticisers are frequently judged by their efficiency or the degree to which they soften a PVC compound. Softness is therefore a very important property and  ...
W. V. Titow, 1984
3
The Softness of Water
The. Softness. of. Water. There were once two brothers who lived with their mother in a small house on the outskirts of a village. Their father had died many years before leaving their mother to bring them up alone. She found work where she ...
Rebecca Beattie
4
Technology of Paper Recycling
are bulk softness and surface softness. Bulk softness is the perception of softness when a sheet is crumpled in the hand, whereas surface softness is the velvet feel when the fingertips are brushed over the surface. Both can be correlated to ...
R. McKinney, 1995
5
Density-Functional Theory of Atoms and Molecules
5.5 Local softness, local hardness, and softness and hardness kernels A soft atom or molecule generally has a high propensity to form covalent bonds, and reactivity indices of the frontier type generally identify sites where chemical bonds are ...
Robert G. Parr, Weitao Yang, 1989
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Handbook of Polymer Testing: Physical Methods
For flexible plastics there is a softness measurement standardized in BS 2782, Method 365A [11]. Technically this is in agreement with BS 903, Part A26, and ISO 48, which were dealt with more fully in Chapter 15, although the expression of ...
Roger Brown, 1999
7
Soft Computing
Rl: If Laundry Quantity is Small and Laundry Softness is Soft then Washing Cycle is Delicate. R2: If Laundry Quantity is Small and Laundry Softness is Normal Soft then Washing Cycle is Light. R3: If Laundry Quantity is Small and Laundry ...
‎2005
8
Tactile Sensing and Display: Haptic Feedback For Minimally ...
The softness/hardness of objects is defined as the resistance of its material to deformation (or indentation) [21, 22]. Hardness sensing is already in use in industry and there are currently specific procedures to measure the hardness of objects.
Javad Dargahi, Saeed Sokhanvar, Siamak Najarian, 2012
9
The Hasselblad Manual
Using filters makes more sense because they can be used on different lenses, and different filters can produce different degrees of softness.A soft touch can also be produced in the computer to a sharp digital image or to a film image after it ...
Ernst Wildi, 2008
10
The Tai Chi Handbook
Softness. and. Sensitivity. According to the Taoist world view, the idea of yin and yang applies to everything. This implies that everything has either a yin or yang quality, depending upon what you are comparing it to. Because many people hold ...
Raymond Pawlett, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOFTNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term softness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dow Chemical warns of softness in China, shares fall
Dow Chemical Co (DOW.N) warned of soft demand in China, raising concerns that the largest U.S. chemical maker by revenue would not be able to maintain its ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
2
Analyst: Softness at action sports retailers could be an opening for …
The recent softness at mall-based action sports retailers could be an opening for more traditional teen retailers as the key back-to-school season approaches, ... «Shop-Eat-Surf.com, Jun 15»
3
Employment good in West Michigan, but softness seen: Upjohn …
KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC) - According to the WE Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, employment in the five metropolitan areas of West Michigan ... «WHTC, Jun 15»
4
Understanding the softness in Earth's lithosphere
This figure shows a photo-micrograph of a thin section of a rock from the lithosphere, on which records of seismic waves are superimposed. Regions with ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
5
BP CEO sees oil price "softness" in second half of 2015
VIENNA: BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley said on Wednesday he sees "some softness" in oil prices in the second half of the year as global supplies continue to ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»
6
Marvell Still A Hold On 'Softness' In China, Deutsche Bank Says
While M&W revenue declined 13 percent q/q to $179m on softness in China LTE, Networking revenue declined 7 percent q/q to $179m on muted Enterprise ... «Benzinga, May 15»
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Kocherlakota: First-Quarter Economic Softness Is 'Matter for Concern'
Soft economic data in the first three months of 2015 should give Federal Reserve officials pause when it comes to raising interest rates, Federal Reserve Bank of ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
8
Philips Earnings Dim Amid Softness In Europe, Asia PHG
The company said overall Western European economic sluggishness affected sales, along with softness in Russia and China, the world's largest consumer ... «Investor's Business Daily, Jan 15»
9
The Oppressive Softness of 'The Duke of Burgundy'
... their own (though thankfully to a reduced extent). The director was, through the softness of whispers and flapping wings, exerting dominance over the viewers. «Flavorwire, Jan 15»
10
Best Buy says it had a happy holiday, but warns of softness ahead
Best Buy says it had a happy holiday, but warns of softness ahead ... phones, although the electronics retailer also warned about sales softness in the new year. «Fortune, Jan 15»

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