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Idioms about soft
be soft on someone, Informal. to be amorously inclined toward a person; have an affection for: He's been soft on her for years.
Origin of soft
First recorded before 1000; Middle English softe “yielding, gentle, mild,” Old English sōfte “agreeable, comfortable”; cognate with German sanft
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Words nearby soft
soffit, soffritto, Sofia, sofrito, S. of Sol., soft, softa, soft armor, softback, softball, softballer
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Derived forms of soft
softly, adverbWord Origin for soft
Old English sōfte; related to Old Saxon sāfti, Old High German semfti gentle
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