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Detailed Translations for softness from English to French

softness:

softness [the ~] nomen

  1. the softness (weakness)
    la douceur; la mollesse
  2. the softness (drop in prices; reduction; rebate; )
    la réduction; la baisse des prix; la déduction

Translation Matrix for softness:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
baisse des prix discount; drop in prices; fall; price-cut; rebate; recession; reduction; sell short; softness; weakness price reduction
douceur softness; weakness amiability; clemency; consideration; daintiness; forbearance; gentleness; indulgence; kind-heartedness; kindness; leniency; lovingness; mercy; sweetness; tenderness; warm heartedness
déduction discount; drop in prices; fall; price-cut; rebate; recession; reduction; sell short; softness; weakness allowance; deduction; rebate; relief; subtraction
mollesse softness; weakness feebleness; frailty; old rope; slackness; trivial; weakness
réduction discount; drop in prices; fall; price-cut; rebate; recession; reduction; sell short; softness; weakness abatement; allowance; conversion; curtailment; cut; cut down expenses; cutting short; decrease; deduction; degradation; diminishing; diminution; discount; disgracement; dishonering; dwindling; economy; finance management; foreshortening; market; rebate; recess; reducibility; reduction; relief; restricting; retrenchment; salary cut; saving; shortening; simplification; slackening
- balminess; blurriness; effeminacy; effeminateness; fogginess; fuzziness; gentleness; indistinctness; mildness; sissiness; unfitness; unmanliness; womanishness

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Antonyms for "softness":

  • hardness; fitness; loudness; sharpness; distinctness

Related Definitions for "softness":

  1. a disposition to be lenient in judging others1
    • softness is not something permitted of good leaders1
  2. the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)1
    • he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him1
  3. the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines1
  4. acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered1
    • suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby1
  5. the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded1
  6. a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare1
    • the softness of the morning sky1
  7. a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency1
    • and in softness almost beyond hearing1
  8. a state of declining economic condition1
    • orders have recently picked up after a period of extreme softness1
    • he attributes the disappointing results to softness in the economy1
  9. the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing1
    • the climate had the softness of the south of France1
  10. poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)1

Wiktionary Translations for softness:

softness
noun
  1. the quality of being soft
softness
noun
  1. parole ou manières par lesquelles on cajoler.
  2. caresse câline, langage câlin.
  3. qualité de ce qui est doux ; la chose même qui a cette qualité. — note S’emploie au propre et au figuré.

softness form of soft:

soft adj

  1. soft
    doux; moelleux; doucement; tendre; velouté
  2. soft (tender)
    mou; molle; mol
  3. soft (goody-goody)
    niais; bonasse

Translation Matrix for soft:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
niais Simple Simon; birdbrain; blockhead; buffoon; clown; coxcomb; dandy; dolt; duffer; dumbo; dunce; dunces; fat head; fathead; feather head; fool; fop; idiot; jack pudding; jackanapes; merry Andrew; nerd; ninny; nitwit; numbskull; oaf; prig; rattle brain; rattle-brain; silly fools; silly man; silly thing; simple mind; simpleton; stupid
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
tendre give; give to; hand; hand over; pass; stretch; tighten
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- balmy; cushy; delicate; diffuse; diffused; easy; easygoing; flabby; flaccid; gentle; indulgent; lenient; mild; piano; sonant; subdued; voiced
AdverbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- easy
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- coddled; effeminate; gentle; pampered
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bonasse goody-goody; soft
doucement soft
doux soft beloved; cute; dear; easy-going; enjoyable; forgiving; gentle; indolent; nice; salutary; sweet; sympathetic
moelleux soft
mol soft; tender dizy; weak
molle soft; tender clammy; miserable; smelling of sweat; sweaty; wretched
mou soft; tender adorable; clammy; cute; dear; dizy; drained; enchanting; faint; flat; fluffy; languid; listless; lovely; miserable; rotten; smelling of sweat; spongy; stale; sweaty; sweet; washed out; weak; woolly; wooly; wretched
niais goody-goody; soft calfish; easily; easy; effortless; not difficult; not hard; simple
tendre soft affectionate; deep; delicate; easily hurt; fond; forgiving; fragile; frail; gentle; intense; lightly built; loving; oversensitive; petite; profound; sensitive; sentimental; slender; slight; small-boned; subtle; susceptible; tender; tender hearted; thin; warm
velouté soft creamy; soft as velvet; velours; velvet; velvet-like; velvety

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Related Definitions for "soft":

  1. not brilliant or glaring1
    • the moon cast soft shadows1
    • soft pastel colors1
  2. mild and pleasant1
    • a soft breeze1
  3. not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship1
    • a soft job1
  4. willing to negotiate and compromise1
  5. out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance1
    • he was too soft for the army1
  6. yielding readily to pressure or weight1
  7. compassionate and kind; conciliatory1
    • he was soft on his children1
  8. (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')1
  9. (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected1
  10. having little impact1
    • a soft (or light) tapping at the window1
  11. (of sound) relatively low in volume1
    • soft voices1
    • soft music1
  12. used chiefly as a direction or description in music1
  13. not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)1
    • soft targets1
  14. soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe1
  15. tolerant or lenient1
    • too soft on the children1
    • they are soft on crime1
  16. using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation1
    • soft data1
    • the soft sciences1
  17. produced with vibration of the vocal cords1
  18. easily hurt1
    • soft hands1
  19. (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value1
    • the market for computers is soft1
  20. in a relaxed manner; or without hardship1

Wiktionary Translations for soft:

soft
adjective
  1. giving way under pressure
  2. of a cloth
  3. gentle
soft
adjective
  1. Agréable au toucher.
  2. D’une saveur peu prononcée, ou de texture soyeuse.
  3. Agréable à entendre.
  4. D’une eau à teneur faible en minéraux.
  5. Qui est d’une très grande finesse, très délié.
  6. À trier …
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• soft → moelleux ↔ geschmeidig — weich, anschmiegsam
• soft → douce; doux ↔ sanft — bei Stoffen: weich, flexibel
• soft → doux; douce ↔ sanft — sehr ruhig; ohne Kraftaufwand; zart
• soft → mou; molle ↔ weich — ohne großen Kraftaufwand plastisch verformbar
• soft → doux; douce ↔ weich — Charakter: sensibel, empfindsam, zart
• soft → doux; douce ↔ weich — Klang: mild
• soft → doux; douce ↔ weich — Drogen: nur psychisch abhängig machend
• soft → délicat; sensible ↔ zart besaitet — von Personen: emotional wenig belastbar, sensibel auf äußere Ereignisse reagierend
• soft → semaine ↔ week — tijdseenheid van 7 dagen
• soft → mou; molle; doux ↔ zacht — gemakkelijk samen te drukken en/of te buigen







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