not solid or firm; easy to bend, dent etc; pleasant and smooth to touch; (of light, colour) restful to the eyes
cushioned, squishy
Cases of word usage
1) the soft growth between the back of the nose and the throat, sometimes making breathing difficult (adenoids)
2) (a kind of tree with) a round, yellow or orange fruit with soft flesh and a large seed (apricot)
3) a small, soft fruit with seeds (berry)
4) the soft grey matter in the head, center of the nervous system and of thought and emotion (brain)
5) the fine soft wool of Kashmir goats of India (cashmere)
6) a quilted bed-covering filled with soft feathers (eiderdown)
7) the soft part, especially muscle, between the skin and bones of animal bodies (flesh)
8) a mark left on a soft surface by a foot (footprint)
9) a kind of soft sweet made with milk, sugar and butter (fudge)
10) a soft substance, e.g. from wool; very curly hair (fuzz)
