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soft

1. slang Foolish; dimwitted or simple-minded. Used especially in the phrase "soft in the head." Tommy's a good kid, but he's a little soft in the head, don't you think?
2. slang Not containing alcohol. We've got beers for the adults and plenty of soft drinks for the kids.
3. slang Of drugs, not especially dangerous and addictive. I experimented with soft drugs during college, like weed or magic mushrooms. But I made sure never to go near the hard stuff, like coke or heroin.
4. slang Not difficult or demanding. It's a pretty soft job, overall. You just monitor the computer throughout the day and type in the necessary codes when you're prompted. I've worked in manual labor my whole life. I'd kill for a soft job behind a desk like that!
5. slang Overly lenient, easily manipulated, or apathetic; lacking strength or determination. You used to be the toughest sheriff this town has ever had, but you've gone soft in your old age. The new boss is totally soft. It should be easy to convince him we need extra development time.
6. slang Of a penis, not erect. He started fooling around with Sally in the back of the car, but the fear of getting caught made him go totally soft.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

soft

1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. After a few hours at the party, it appeared that most people were getting soft.
2. mod. having to do with nonaddictive drugs. (Compare this with hard.) The “soft stuff” just leads to really bad stuff.
3. mod. stupid. The guy’s soft in the head. He just can’t think straight.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See:
  • (as) soft as a baby's backside
  • (as) soft as a baby's bottom
  • (as) soft as down
  • (as) soft as silk
  • (as) soft as velvet
  • a clean conscience makes a soft pillow
  • a soft answer turneth away wrath
  • a soft answer turns away wrath
  • a soft berth
  • a soft option
  • a soft spot
  • a soft touch
  • a soft/an easy touch
  • an easy touch
  • be a soft touch
  • be a soft touch for (someone or something)
  • be soft in the head
  • be soft on (someone)
  • be/go soft in the head
  • go soft
  • go soft in the head
  • go soft on (someone)
  • hard sell
  • have a soft spot for
  • have a soft spot for (someone or something)
  • have a soft spot for or an animal
  • have a soft spot for somebody/something
  • have a soft spot for someone/something
  • soft
  • soft answer turneth away wrath
  • soft as a baby's bottom
  • soft berth
  • soft core
  • soft fire makes sweet malt
  • soft in the head
  • soft job
  • soft life
  • soft mick
  • soft money
  • soft on
  • soft on (someone or something)
  • soft on someone
  • soft on someone or something
  • soft option
  • soft pedal
  • soft pedal something
  • soft power
  • soft reboot
  • soft sawder
  • soft sell
  • soft shoe
  • soft shoulder
  • soft soap
  • soft spot
  • soft touch
  • soft touch, a
  • soft underbelly
  • softcore
  • soft-core
  • soft-pedal
  • soft-pedal (something)
  • the soft option
  • the soft/easy option
  • walk soft
References in periodicals archive
[27] A single-valued neutrosophic soft set H over the universe Z is called an absolute or a whole single-valued neutrosophic soft set if [mathematical expression not reproducible] and can be written as:
Then a pair ([phi], [rho]) is called a single-valued neutrosophic soft function from ([Z.sub.1], E) into ([Z.sub.2], E), where [phi] : [Z.sub.1] [right arrow] [Z.sub.2] and [rho] : E [right arrow] E, and E is a parametric set of [Z.sub.1] and [Z.sub.2].
[10] Let (H, E) and (J, E) be two single-valued neutrosophic soft sets over [G.sub.1] and [G.sub.2], respectively.
Neutrosophic Soft Topological K-Algebras
(1) Soft generally refers to the noncoercive use of diplomacy, persuasion, and cultural influence or appeal to shape the preferences of others and achieve political goals.
India's Soft Power. A New Foreign Policy Strategy
Techniques of public diplomacy that are widely viewed as propaganda cannot produce soft power.
Much of the soft power democracies wield comes from civil society, which means that openness is a crucial asset.
Soft power is often used for competitive, zero-sum purposes; but it can also have positive sum aspects.
China's soft and sharp power
Let [mathematical expression not reproducible] be a family of fuzzy soft sets.
We say [psi] is a fuzzy soft topology on U if [psi] the following axioms hold:
We say (U, E, [psi]) is a fuzzy soft topological space (FSTS) over U.
[sigma]-Algebra and [sigma]-Baire in Fuzzy Soft Setting
During orthodontic practice, diagnosis is made by comparing cephalometric measurements to standard norms.7 These norms are however set for specific ethnic and racial population.8 In several studies, soft tissue cephalometric norm for esthetically pleasing profile have been established by various researcher by using cephalometric radiographs.9 Different racial groups must be treated differently according to their own norms.10
It will give us cephalometric soft tissue norms for this population, which will aid in optimal diagnosis and treatment planning of orthodontic cases.
The H angle, Soft tissue facial angle, Nose prominence, Upper lip sulcus depth (upper lip curl), Basic upper lip thickness, Upper lip thickness, Upper lip strain, Skeletal profile convexity, Soft tissue subnasale to H line, Lower lip to H line, Inferior sulcus to the H line (lower lip sulcus depth), and Soft tissue chin thickness measurements were analyzed using the definitions provided by Holdaway10 (Fig 1).
HOLD AWAY SOFT TISSUE NORMS IN A SAMPLE OF PESHAWAR POPULATION
As the first book on the relations between overseas Chinese and China's soft power, it has the following significant attributes: First, its theme is timely and its perspective is creative.
In the section on fields, this book accurately divides fields in which overseas Chinese exert soft power into four sub-fields--Public Diplomacy, Chinese Media, Chinese Culture, and Chinese Education--and conducts empirical analysis of overseas Chinese as a valuable soft power source, while applying the theories of public diplomacy, journalism, communication, and cultural soft power.
The Pursuit of Harmony and Win-win: China's Soft Power and its Overseas Compatriot (Hexie yu gongying: Haiwai qiaobao yu zhongguo ruan-shili)