Synonyms for softness
soft·ness

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1. softnessnoun

   Antonyms:
   hardness

2. softnessnoun

   Antonyms:
   hardness

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. softnessnoun

   the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded

   Synonyms:
   unmanliness, fuzziness, gentleness, fogginess, balminess, blurriness, indistinctness, effeminateness, effeminacy, sissiness, womanishness, unfitness, mildness

   Antonyms:
   intensity, sharpness, loudness, volume, hardness, distinctness

2. unfitness, softnessnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   fuzziness, gentleness, mildness, balminess, blurriness, indistinctness, fogginess, effeminateness, effeminacy, sissiness, inability, womanishness, unmanliness, unfitness

   Antonyms:
   volume, distinctness, loudness, sharpness, intensity, hardness

3. balminess, softnessnoun

   the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing

   "the day's heat faded into balminess"; "the climate had the softness of the south of France"

   Synonyms:
   fuzziness, gentleness, mildness, balminess, blurriness, indistinctness, fogginess, effeminateness, effeminacy, sissiness, womanishness, unmanliness, unfitness

   Antonyms:
   intensity, loudness, hardness, sharpness, volume, distinctness

4. softnessnoun

   a state of declining economic condition

   "orders have recently picked up after a period of extreme softness"; "he attributes the disappointing results to softness in the economy"

   Synonyms:
   unmanliness, fuzziness, gentleness, fogginess, balminess, blurriness, indistinctness, effeminateness, effeminacy, sissiness, womanishness, unfitness, mildness

   Antonyms:
   volume, sharpness, hardness, intensity, loudness, distinctness

5. softnessnoun

   a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency

   "and in softness almost beyond hearing"

   Synonyms:
   unmanliness, fuzziness, gentleness, fogginess, balminess, blurriness, indistinctness, effeminateness, effeminacy, sissiness, womanishness, unfitness, mildness

   Antonyms:
   intensity, loudness, sharpness, hardness, volume, distinctness

6. softnessnoun

   a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare

   "the softness of the morning sky"

   Synonyms:
   unmanliness, fuzziness, gentleness, fogginess, balminess, blurriness, indistinctness, effeminateness, effeminacy, sissiness, womanishness, unfitness, mildness

   Antonyms:
   distinctness, hardness, sharpness, volume, intensity, loudness

7. gentleness, softness, mildnessnoun

   acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered

   "his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough"

   Synonyms:
   unmanliness, gentleness, mildness, unfitness, indistinctness, womanishness, lenience, fuzziness, blurriness, clemency, leniency, effeminateness, gradualness, fogginess, lenity, sissiness, balminess, effeminacy

   Antonyms:
   distinctness, intensity, volume, hardness, loudness, sharpness

8. indistinctness, softness, blurriness, fogginess, fuzzinessnoun

   the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines

   Synonyms:
   unmanliness, gentleness, mildness, unfitness, indistinctness, womanishness, fog, murkiness, balminess, blurriness, effeminateness, murk, fogginess, fuzziness, sissiness, effeminacy

   Antonyms:
   volume, distinctness, sharpness, intensity, hardness, loudness

9. effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness, womanishness, unmanlinessnoun

   the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)

   "the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him"

   Synonyms:
   unmanliness, gentleness, sissiness, mildness, balminess, indistinctness, fogginess, effeminateness, effeminacy, fuzziness, blurriness, womanishness, unfitness

   Antonyms:
   distinctness, intensity, sharpness, hardness, volume, loudness

10. softnessnoun

    a disposition to be lenient in judging others

    "softness is not something permitted of good leaders"

    Synonyms:
    unmanliness, fuzziness, gentleness, fogginess, balminess, blurriness, indistinctness, effeminateness, effeminacy, sissiness, womanishness, unfitness, mildness

    Antonyms:
    volume, loudness, sharpness, intensity, hardness, distinctness

Matched Categories

1. • Consistency
   • Economic Condition
   • Femininity
   • Ill Health
   • Lenience
   • Manner
   • Opacity
   • Sound Property
   • Visual Property

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1. gentleness, careful, soft to the touch, kindness

   softness of heart means someone who gives way easily due to compassion or empathy. softness of a material means it is comfortable, smooth and soft to the touch.

   the baby snuggled down onto the softness of her freshly-laundered blanket.

   Submitted by Soulwriter on June 7, 2021  

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1. softnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   mellowness, impressibility, plasticity, flaccidity, fictility, emollescence

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1. List of paraphrases for "softness":

   sweetness, smoothness, gentleness

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How to use softness in a sentence?

1. Michael Bayley:

   Certainly some of the softness we see in Europe — the Caribbean is the beneficiary of that, a lot of people who were planning to go to Europe are going to the Caribbean and Alaska.

2. R. Buckminster Fuller:

   Children are born true scientists. They spontaneously experiment and experience and reexperience again. They select, combine, and test, seeking to find order in their experiences - "which is the mostest? which is the leastest?" They smell, taste, bite, and touch-test for hardness, softness, springiness, roughness, smoothness, coldness, warmness: the heft, shake, punch, squeeze, push, crush, rub, and try to pull things apart.

3. Jessica Chastain:

   We've connected compassion and emotion and kindness and softness as feminine traits. The great thing about today is the boundaries are being blurred. it was a great responsibility to play this character. I definitely felt the weight of history. I felt the weight of the family.

4. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

   We must combine the toughness of the serpent and the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart.

5. Federal Reserve:

   Most participants viewed the recent softness in these price data as largely reflecting idiosyncratic factors...however, several participants expressed concern that progress...might have slowed and that the recent softness in inflation might persist.