soft

1a :  pleasing or agreeable to the senses :  bringing ease, comfort, or quiet the soft influences of homeb :  having a bland or mellow rather than a sharp or acid tastec (1) :  not bright or glaring :  subdued (2) :  having or producing little contrast or a relatively short range of tones a soft photographic printd :  quiet in pitch or volumee of the eyes :  having a liquid or gentle appearancef :  smooth or delicate in texture, grain, or fiber soft cashmere soft furg (1) :  balmy, mild, or clement in weather or temperature (2) :  moving or falling with slight force or impact :  not violent soft breezes

2 :  demanding little work or effort :  easy a soft job

3a :  sounding as in ace and gem respectively —used of c and g or their soundb of a consonant :  voicedc :  constituting a vowel before which there is a \y\ sound or a \y\-like modification of a consonant or constituting a consonant in whose articulation there is a \y\-like modification or which is followed by a \y\ sound (as in Russian)

4 archaic :  moving in a leisurely manner

5 :  rising gradually a soft slope

6 :  having curved or rounded outline :  not harsh or jagged soft hills against the horizon

7 :  marked by a gentleness, kindness, or tenderness: such asa (1) :  not harsh or onerous in character a policy of soft competition (2) :  based on negotiation, conciliation, or flexibility rather than on force, threats, or intransigence took a soft line during the crisis (3) :  tending to take a soft line —usually used with on soft on dictators soft on law and orderb :  tending to ingratiate or disarm :  engaging, kind a soft answer turns away wrath — Proverbs 15:1 (Revised Standard Version)c :  marked by mildness :  unassuming, low-key

8a :  emotionally suggestible or responsive :  impressionableb :  unduly susceptible to influence :  compliantc :  lacking firmness or strength of character :  feeble, unmanlyd :  amorously attracted or emotionally involved —used with on has been soft on her for years