soft-core

adjective

Definition of soft-corenext
as in hard-core

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Recent Examples of soft-core The selection will open with a pre-festival screening of Tinto Brass’ soft-core thriller Col Cuore in Gola (Deadly Sweet) (1967). — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026 All as much fans of soft-core nineties femme fatale films as experimental cinema. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 For individuals, soft-core KPIs might include the employee’s personal brand reputation, visibility on professional platforms or involvement in external community projects. — Filomena Di Luise, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 The film felt like a dispatch from a cinematic world that no longer existed — streamed quietly into a culture now fluent in soft-core stylization but less interested in its emotional stakes. — arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025 This is the character most relatable to the man who founded a media company whose sole purpose was to manipulate women into taking their tops off and engage in soft-core pornography on camera and cut them out of the earnings. — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024 Ranking Coppola’s 23 features — his 1962 soft-core Tonight for Sure is not included, nor is his misbegotten New York Stories short feature or the Disney attraction Captain EO — was a difficult proposition. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024 The agencies that dole out state money to public charger companies — the California Energy Commission and the California Public Utilities Commission — have taken a soft-core approach to holding the companies responsible. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024 Their intercourse isn’t soft-core like Bound but features Marian’s shy, sly, self-consciousness. — Armond White, National Review, 31 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soft-core
  1. hard-core
  2. pornographic
  3. erotic
  4. adult
  5. sexy
  6. mature
  7. X-rated
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  • The loudest hard-core German music can reach 107dB when measured with a decibel meter, which is incredibly loud (ear-damagingly so).
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
  • After reports of a lousy atmosphere during Argentina’s narrow victory over Egypt, in the round of sixteen, there were rumors that hundreds of hard-core supporters had been flown to Atlanta, to pep things up in the stadium.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of hard-core
Adjective
  • The sheriff’s office said Ahlers had hundreds, and possibly thousands, of pornographic photos and videos of children on his hard drive.
    — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The employees also sent pornographic magazines with David Steiner’s name to a neighbor’s home and planned to install a GPS device on the couple’s car.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of pornographic
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  • Sullivan’s Anne first aired on PBS the very same night, for instance, that the erotic multicultural dance fable Flashdance was first shown on network TV.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Among them is Sirocco, an erotic thriller written by two-time Emmy winner Gideon Raff.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of erotic
Adjective
  • While on the ground, the eagle was seen in a fight with two sub-adult eagles, according to the nonprofit.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • The encounter is rare because the vast majority of sub-adult and adult sharks end up at Cape Cod, Dodd said.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Definition of adult
Adjective
  • As databases go, there’s nothing sexy — and certainly nothing secret — about them.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Gillian is a classic, sexy cat-eye frame with a gold-tone temple that appears wrapped in magical vines.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of sexy
Adjective
  • Photos taken before the cutting show a row of mature mahogany trees growing along the highway corridor.
    — Abby Dodge, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Out front, two mature sycamore trees frame the house in almost perfect symmetry, reinforcing the sense that 901 Sonoma Way is both composed and inviting.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of mature
Adjective
  • The content of its productions has included legitimate theater, vaudeville, burlesque, striptease, movies (many X-rated), classical music and jazz as well as occasional forays into boxing, bodybuilding and politics.
    — Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
  • For the first seven years of the rating system (1969-1975), nearly half of the top films (33 of 70) were R- or X-rated.
    — Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 26 July 2024
Definition of X-rated

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“Soft-core.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soft-core. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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