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softness

US // (ˈsɒftnɪs) //

软度,柔软度,柔和度,软性

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the quality or an instance of being soft
    • : metallurgy the tendency of a metal to distort easilySee brittleness, toughness

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Examples

  • But the softness, the muted quality in turn became an aesthetic.

  • The double entendres turned on his physical doughiness as a metaphor for imputed political softness.

  • Jackets gathered at the waist, creating feminine softness at the hips.

  • It prefers nonconfrontation, and calmness and softness of voice are valued when dealing with adversity.

  • One senses a romantic softness at the core of the steely woman Americans met during her years of public service.

  • Liszt gave it with a velvety softness, clearness, brilliancy and pearliness of touch that was inimitable.

  • The white light of the moon had fallen upon the world like the mystery and the softness of sleep.

  • He seemed to recall a state of lush, sybaritic softness, in pre-silicate times.

  • The wind had slightly reddened her pale skin: her expression was one of great animation, yet of great softness.

  • King OLeary strode into the room over the grateful softness underneath.