soft spot
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Also see: spot
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
soft/sɒft/
▶adjective
- 1 easy to mould, cut, compress, or fold; not hard or firm to the touch.
■ having a smooth texture; not rough or coarse.
- 2 (of light or shadow) pleasingly subtle; without sharp definition.
■ quiet and gentle.
- 3 sympathetic or lenient, especially excessively so.
■ denoting a faction within a political party that is willing to compromise: the soft left.
■ informal (of a job or way of life) requiring little effort.
- 4 (of a drink) not alcoholic.
■ (of a drug) not likely to cause addiction.
- 5 (of water) free from mineral salts.
- 6 (also soft-core) (of pornography) suggestive but not explicit.
- 7 (of a market, currency, or commodity) falling or likely to fall in value.
- 8 informal foolish.
■ (soft on) infatuated with.
- 9 (of radiation) having little penetrating power.
- 10 (of a consonant) pronounced as a fricative (as c in ice).
- 11 dialect (of weather) rainy, moist, or thawing.
- 1 softly.
- 2 informal foolishly: don't talk soft.
– phrases
have a soft spot for be fond of.
soft touch (also easy touch) informal a person who is easily persuaded or imposed upon.
have a soft spot for be fond of.
soft touch (also easy touch) informal a person who is easily persuaded or imposed upon.
– derivatives
softish adjective,
softly adverb,
softness noun.
softish adjective,
softly adverb,
softness noun.
– origin OE sōfte ‘agreeable, calm, gentle’, of W. Gmc origin.
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