Not sharply drawn or delineated: soft charcoal shading; a scene filmed in soft focus.
Mild; balmy: a soft breeze.
Of a gentle disposition; tender.
Affectionate: a soft glance.
Attracted or emotionally involved: He has been soft on her for years.
Not stern; lenient.
Lacking strength of character; weak.
Informal Simple-minded; foolish.
Informal Easy: a soft job.
Based on conciliation or negotiation rather than on threats or power plays: took a soft line toward their opponents.
Gradually declining in trend; not firm: a soft economy; a soft computer market.
Informal and entertaining without confronting difficult issues or hard facts: limited the discussion to soft topics.
Using or based on data that is not readily quantifiable or amenable to experimental verification or refutation: The lawyer downplayed the soft evidence.
Softcore.
Being a turn in a specific direction at an angle less acute than other possible routes: a soft right.
Of or relating to a paper currency as distinct from a hard currency backed by gold.
Having low dissolved mineral content.
Having a low or lower power of penetration: soft x-rays.
Linguistics Sibilant rather than guttural, as c in certain and g in gem.