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soft-core

[ sawft-kawr, -kohr, soft- ]
/ ˈsɔftˈkɔr, -ˈkoʊr, ˈsɒft- /
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adjective

of, relating to, or containing sexually arousing depictions that are not fully explicit: soft-core pornography.Compare hard-core(def 2).

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RELATED WORDS

salacious, pornographic, vulgar, indecent, prurient, lewd, boorish, naughty, tawdry, profane, tasteless, ribald, off-color, disgusting, obscene, impolite, suggestive, crude, scatological, nasty

Nearby words

  1. soft-bill,
  2. soft-boil,
  3. soft-boiled,
  4. soft-centred,
  5. soft-coated wheaten terrier,
  6. soft-cover,
  7. soft-finned,
  8. soft-focus lens,
  9. soft-headed,
  10. soft-hearted

Origin of soft-core

First recorded in 1965–70
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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British Dictionary definitions for soft-core

soft-core

adjective

(of pornography) suggestive and titillating through not being totally explicit or detailed
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