soft

softness | American Dictionary

softness
noun[ U ]
us/ˈsɔft·nəs/

softnessnoun[U] (LACK OF HARDNESS)

the quality of being soft and not hard or firm:
I sank into the softness of my bed.

softnessnoun[U] (GENTLE QUALITY)

the quality of being gentle and not loud or forceful:
There was a softness in her voice.

softnessnoun[U] (WEAKNESS)

the quality of being weak:
A lot of people think that kindness is a sign of softness.

Examples of softness

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There is a traditional locus associating visual colour, semitones, beauty (softness, sweetness) and inbetweenness with the chromatic melodic genus and the chromatic tetrachord.
Flexible constraints are representative of the inherent softness found in real problems, and are essential in properly modelling them.
The concentration on softness and the absence of microscopic life as criteria of purity backfired.
The orientation of the collagen fibres (parallel or irregularly packed) determines the firmness and softness of cervical tissue.
But in the epilogue her speech finally acquires a human softness.
Its softness or temporal relationalness also cannot be regarded as time-relative.
Though softness is clearly grounded in material properties of objects, the experience of softness can only be understood by reflecting on how softness is apprehended.
The accent_line can be also tensed, or a wet curve can be preferred while the roof_line counterbalances this softness effect with a more tensed behavior.
They can be considered non-selective feeders, choosing fruits above all according to their abundance, their size, and perhaps their softness.
They are supremely conflicted characters, in whose personalities the forces of evil - bloodlust, desire for revenge, and hatred - do battle with softness, tenderness and love.
By the same token, softness and femininity are by no means synonyms.
The live music was more often associated with positive characteristics such as enjoyment, humanity, romance and softness.
Similarly, the softness of the soundtrack levels forces the listener to get closer to the piece and peek in.
Furthermore, the perceived softness or non-binding nature of the instrument sometimes allows the parties to move into more detailed regulation in a speedier fashion.
One lies a bit higher, and they are at different angles to talk about the softness of the landscape.
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