soft

soft
adj.
Ar. and P. ἁ̆πᾰλός, μᾰλᾰκός, Ar. and V. μαλθᾰκός.
Supple: P. and V. ὑγρός.
Gentle, quiet: P. and V. ἥσῠχος ; see gentle.
Tender: V. τέρην.
Effeminate: Ar. and P. τρῠφερός, ἁ̆πᾰλός, V. ἁβρός.
Foolish: P. and V. εὐηθής.
Impressionable Ar. and P. ἁ̆πᾰλός.
Of sound: P. and V. λεῖος.

SOFT

PROP. mollis (not hard; opposed to durus): tener (tender; opposed to asper): mitis (gentle mild). Very soft praemollis: soft-boiled eggs ova mollia or sorbilia. A soft hand manus mollis (Ov.). A soft voice vox lenis: a soft air aër tepidus. [Vid : also GENTLE MILD.] to grow soft [Vid: SOFTEN].

Figuratively mollis: tener.

soft (adj.):

I. To the touch:

1. mollis (soft, yielding: opp. to durus): quid magis est saxo durum? quid mollius unda? Ov. A. A. 1, 476: Hor.: Virg.: s. wax, m. cera, Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177: s. egg, m. ovum, ovum m. vel sorbile (that may be sucked up), Cels. 2, 18, post med.: the s. part of bread (i. e. crumb), mollia panis, Plin. 13, 12, 26, § 82: somewhat s., molliculus, Plaut.: mollicellus, Cat.: very s., permollis, Quint.: praemollis, Plin.

2. lēnis, mollis, tĕner (smooth, delicate): lenis, opp. gen. to asper, Cic. Fin. 2, 12, 36: s. hand, cheeks, hair, mollis manus, genae, capilli, Ov.: s. down, tenera lanugo, Virg. E. 2, 51. Fig.: tenerae virgines, Hor. Od. 1, 21, 1: mollibus annis, Ov. H. 1, 111: v. TENDER.

3. mītis (of fruit, mellow): v. MELLOW.

4. mollis, lentus (supple): m. juncus, acanthus, Virg. Hence of the s. outline of statues: Myron made statues of s.er (i. e. more graceful) outline, molliora signa Myron fecit, Quint. 12, 10, 7: v. FLEXIBLE. Phr.: s. water (= rain-water), aqua pluvialis, Cels. 2, 18, ad fin.

II. To some other sense:

1. mollis, dēlĭcātus (of the voice): Join: m. et d. in cantu flexiones, Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 98.

2. lēnis. Of taste: vinum lenius, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 50. Of colour: a very pleasing and s. colour, suavior et lenior color, Plin. 9, 41, 65, § 140. Of sleep: l. somnus, Hor. Od. 3, 1, 21.

3. mollis, lēnis, tempĕrātus, mītis, clēmens, tĕpĭdus (s., mild, gentle): a s. touch, m. tactus, Ov. Pont. 2, 7, 13: cf. m. zephyri, m. hiems, m. aestas: Ov.: Virg.: Tibull.: a s. climate, m. coelum, Flor. 1, 16, init.: cf. loca temperatiora, Caes. B. G. 5, 12: a s. air, tepidus aer, Ov. F. 1, 155. So lenis aura, ventus, spiritus, etc.: Virg.: Tibull.: Hor.: v. MILD, GENTLE (II.). Fig.: s. repose, m. quies, Lucr. 4, 990: cf. lenis somnus, Hor. Od. 3, 1, 21. Of motion: placidus, tacitus, etc.: v. CALM, SILENT, NOISELESS.

III. Fig.: s., yielding (of the mind and character):

1. flexĭbĭlis, făcĭlis, mollis (in good or bad sense, acc. to the context): Join: lenis et facilis, Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 9: v. PLIANT.

2. vŏluptārius, effēmĭnātus, dēlĭcātus, mollis (s., effeminate). Join: voluptaria, delicata, mollis disciplina, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37: cf. delicatior molliorque ratio, ib. 5, 5, 12. (N.B.--For s. = weak in in-*tellect: v. SILLY.)

3. tĕner, mollis (of flowing discourse): he gave eloquence a s. and tender air, orationem mollem teneramque reddidit, Cic. Brut. 9, 38: cf. oratio m. et t. et flexibilis, id. Or. 16, 52.

4. mītis, clēmens, mansuētus, lēnis (gentle, forbearing, not severe). Join: mitis et mansuetus, opp. ferus et immanis, Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2: mitis et misericors, Cic.: mitissimus atque lenissimus, Cic.: v. MILD, GENTLE, KIND.

IV. Tender, winning, persuasive: mollis, blandus: a stubborn breast is overcome by s. entreaty, vincuntur molli pectora dura prece, Tib. 3, 4, 76: to soothe by s. words, verbis mollibus lenire, Hor. Epod. 5, 83: cf. blanda prece, Tib. 3, 6, 46: b. verba, Ov. M. 2, 575.

V. Low, not loud (of the voice, speech, etc.): submissus, plăcĭdus, lēnis: vox s. leniter, opp. vox contenta atrociter, Cic. Or. 17, 56. Join: oratio placida, submissa, lenis, Cic. de Or. 2, 43, 183.

soft (adv.): v. SOFTLY.

θῆλυς
θῆλυς, female; soft, delicate
μαλακός
soft
πρᾶος
mild, soft, gentle, meek
μαλθακός
soft
προσηνής
soft, gentle, kindly

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κολπαβρός
soft of bosom
μναρός
soft, sweet
μῶλυς
soft, weak, feeble
πάναβρος
quite soft, very soft
σπαταλώδης
soft, self-indulgent
τρυφοκαλάσιρις
a soft, costly woman’s garment
φλυδάω
have an excess of moisture, become soft
φλυδαρός
soft, flabby
ἀμαλός
soft, weak, feeble
ἐνδοτικός
yielding, soft
ὑγροφυής
soft, supple
ὑπόροφος
the soft

mollis
yielding, pliant, flexible, supple, soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant
lenis
soft, smooth, mild, gentle, easy, calm
tener
soft, delicate, tender, yielding

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mollicellus
soft, delicate
remollesco
to become soft again, grow soft, soften, melt