softness
Americannoun
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softnesses
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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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Mahadevan sees additional opportunities for using multistability to create fabrics that combine softness, seamless construction and functionality.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
They are compatibly beautiful; her softness brings out his, and she grounds him in a way that, say, Ann-Margret, Presley’s more aggressive co-star in “Viva Las Vegas,” did not.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Investors did get an update on the solid-state transformer project, but seemed to focus on the here and now — the lower-than-expected revenue outlook, which was mostly thanks to softness in SolarEdge’s European business.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Their crunch interrupts the softness of the turkey, cheese and sauces; their salt seasons the sandwich; and their pucker sharpens the lemon mayo and smoky-sweet romesco.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
When he looked back up again, there was a softness in his eyes that made him seem younger, like a curious boy who’d discovered something new and intriguing.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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
But if it be given to a man "to maunder away his mind in softnesses," he cannot live otherwise than as nature has made him.
From An Old Man's Love by Anthony Trollope
My good reverts to ill; My calmnesses would move thee, My softnesses would prick thee, My bindings up would break thee, My crownings curse and kill.
From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 by Burton Egbert Stevenson
I drew this aspersion upon myself by my endeavor to bring over eloquence to a more austere taste, which had been corrupted and enervated by very many softnesses and delicacies.
From The Training of a Public Speaker by Grenville Kleiser
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