9. Gentle in action or motion; easy. On her soft axle, white she paces even, And bears thee soft with the smooth air along. Milton.
10. Weak in character; impressible. The deceiver soon found this soft place of Adam's. Glanvill.
11. Somewhat weak in intellect. [Colloq.] He made soft fellows stark noddies, and such as were foolish quite mad. Burton.
12. Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers.
13. Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines.
14. Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose soap; as, soft water is the best for washing.
15. (Phonetics) (a) Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in cone, etc.); — opposed to hard. (b) Belonging to the class of sonant elements as distinguished from the surd, and considered as involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v, etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc. Soft clam (Zoöl.), the common or long clam (Mya arenaria). See Mya. — Soft coal, bituminous coal, as distinguished from anthracite, or hard, coal. — Soft crab (Zoöl.), any crab which has recently shed its shell. — Soft dorsal (Zoöl.), the posterior part of the dorsal fin of fishes when supported by soft rays. — Soft grass. (Bot.) See Velvet grass. — Soft money, paper money, as distinguished from coin, or hard money. [Colloq. U.S.] — Soft mute. (Phonetics) See Media. — Soft palate. See the Note under Palate. — Soft ray (Zoöl.), a fin ray which is articulated and usually branched. — Soft soap. See under Soap. — Soft-tack, leavened bread, as distinguished from hard-tack, or ship bread. — Soft tortoise (Zoöl.), any river tortoise of the genus Trionyx. See Trionyx.
SOFT
Soft, n.
Defn: A soft or foolish person; an idiot. [Colloq.] G. Eliot.
SOFT
Soft, adv.