softness
Americannoun
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softnesses
plural
noun
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the quality or an instance of being soft
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metallurgy the tendency of a metal to distort easily See brittleness toughness
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Cavanagh says he sees the softness as temporary, and expects performance to improve moving through 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
But he does need to maintain that softness for El-Sayed.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
In its third-quarter earnings report in August, the company withdrew its full-year outlook due to “macroeconomic softness and the uncertainty around the company’s ability to continue to drive consumer behavior.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Whatever the case, the softness in hiring is glaringly evident in the slowdown in wage growth.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
The sound suggests the softness of the thin oniony pages, how they would feel under the fingers.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
His touch was special, even in introductions and final flourishes; he built waves within his playing, revealing softnesses in his sound even while working intensely.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2013
The authors have not entirely evaded its treacherous softnesses.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I shall be ready for him," said Lizzie, and as she spoke all her little feminine softnesses were for the moment laid aside.
From The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope
Mrs. Crawley accepted her kindness with thankfulness, and returned to some of the softnesses of life under her hand.
From Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope
You charge my letter with a thousand faults, it is short, it is cold, and wants those usual softnesses that gave them all their welcome, and their graces.
From Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister by Aphra Behn
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