A2adjective · common

soft

soft · softer · softest

м'який

мягкий, тихий

weich, sanft, leise

Easily giving way under pressureEasily giving way under pressure.

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UK/sɒft/US/sɔft/

» Do you have any soft drinks?

Haben Sie Getränke ohne Alkohol?

Haben Sie nichtalkoholische Getränke?

Habt ihr nichtalkoholische Getränke?

Haben Sie alkoholfreie Getränke?

У вас есть безалкогольные напитки?

У тебя есть что-нибудь безалкогольное?

У вас є якісь безалкогольні напої?

Meaning

39 senses

Easily giving way under pressure.
My head sank easily into the soft pillow.
weich
мя́гкийmjáxkij
м'яки́йmʺjakýj
easily hurt
Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
Polish the silver with a soft cloth to avoid scratching.
soft silk; a soft skin
weich
мя́гкийmjáxkij
Quiet.
I could hear the soft rustle of the leaves in the trees.
Gentle.
There was a soft breeze blowing.
sanft
мя́гкийmjáxkij
Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
soft eyes
compassionate and kind; conciliatory
Gentle in action or motion; easy.
Limp, weak.
Weak in character; impressible.
Requiring little or no effort; easy.
having little impact
Not bright or intense.
soft lighting
Having a slight angle from straight.
At the intersection with two roads going left, take the soft left.
It's important to dance on soft knees to avoid injury.
Voiced; sonant; lenis.

Examples

570 sentences

Do you have any soft drinks?
У вас є якісь безалкогольні напої? — deniko
ruУ вас есть безалкогольные напитки? — elsteris
deHaben Sie Getränke ohne Alkohol? — MUIRIEL
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She has a soft and clear voice.
Вона говорила тихо і чітко. — aandrusiak
deSie hatte eine weiche und klare Stimme. — Esperantostern
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This bed is too soft for me.
Це ліжко зам'яке для мене. — deniko
ruЭта кровать для меня слишком мягкая. — odexed
deDieses Bett ist mir zu weich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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This bed is way too soft for me.
Це ліжко аж занадто м'яке для мене. — deniko
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Tom has a soft spot for Mary.
Том відчуває слабкість до Мері. — deniko
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

easily giving way under pressure:

Русский

By meaning 4

of a sound:

easily giving way under pressure:

slang: lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy:

of water: low in dissolved calcium compounds:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

of a sound:

easily giving way under pressure:

gentle:

Origin

From Middle English softe, from Old English sōfte, alteration of earlier sēfte (“soft”), f

From Middle English softe, from Old English sōfte, alteration of earlier sēfte (“soft”), from Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) (“level, even, smooth, soft, gentle”) (compare *sōmiz (“agreeable, fitting”)), from Proto-Indo-European *semptio-, *semtio-, from *sem- (“one, whole”). Cognate with West Frisian sêft (“gentle; soft”), Dutch zacht (“soft”), German Low German sacht (“soft”), German sanft (“soft, yielding”), Old Norse sœmr (“agreeable, fitting”), samr (“same”). More at seem, same.

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Forms

softer, softest

Comparative	softer Lesson
Superlative	softest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

101 synonyms

quietA1 gentleA2 lightA1 acuteB2 mildB1 daftB2 foolishB1 sillyA2 stupidB1 dumbB2 idleB2 naiveC1 simpleA2 slightB2

Close in meaning

not brilliant or glaring:subdued
out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance:flabby flaccid
(of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected:diffuse diffused
not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship:cushy easygoing