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Soft

Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as, a soft bed; a soft peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal.

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Brushed 84% connected

of Brush

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Brushed 84% connected

of Brush

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Clement 84% connected

Mild in temper and disposition; merciful; compassionate.

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Clement 84% connected

Mild in temper and disposition; merciful; compassionate.

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Compressible 84% connected

Capable of being pressed together or forced into a narrower compass, as an elastic or spongy substance.

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Compressible 84% connected

Capable of being pressed together or forced into a narrower compass, as an elastic or spongy substance.

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Conciliative 84% connected

Conciliatory.

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Conciliative 84% connected

Conciliatory.

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Conciliatory 84% connected

Tending to conciliate; pacific; mollifying; propitiating.

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Conciliatory 84% connected

Tending to conciliate; pacific; mollifying; propitiating.

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Continuant 84% connected

Continuing; prolonged; sustained; as, a continuant sound.

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Continuant 84% connected

Continuing; prolonged; sustained; as, a continuant sound.

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Cottony 84% connected

Covered with hairs or pubescence, like cotton; downy; nappy; woolly.

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Cottony 84% connected

Covered with hairs or pubescence, like cotton; downy; nappy; woolly.

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Cushioned 84% connected

of Cushion

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Cushioned 84% connected

of Cushion

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Cushiony 84% connected

Like a cushion; soft; pliable.

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Cushiony 84% connected

Like a cushion; soft; pliable.

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Demulcent 84% connected

Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is demulcent.

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Demulcent 84% connected

Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is demulcent.

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Downy 84% connected

Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs.

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Downy 84% connected

Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs.

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Dull 84% connected

Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.

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Dull 84% connected

Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.

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Easy 84% connected

At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint

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Easy 84% connected

At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint

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Emollient 84% connected

Softening; making supple; acting as an emollient.

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Emollient 84% connected

Softening; making supple; acting as an emollient.

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Euphonious 84% connected

Pleasing or sweet in sound; euphonic; smooth-sounding.

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Euphonious 84% connected

Pleasing or sweet in sound; euphonic; smooth-sounding.

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Falling 84% connected

of Fall

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Falling 84% connected

of Fall

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Flaccid 84% connected

Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; soft and weak; limber; lax; drooping; flabby; as, a flaccid muscle; flaccid flesh.

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Flaccid 84% connected

Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; soft and weak; limber; lax; drooping; flabby; as, a flaccid muscle; flaccid flesh.

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Fleecy 84% connected

Covered with, made of, or resembling, a fleece.

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Fleecy 84% connected

Covered with, made of, or resembling, a fleece.

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Flocculent 84% connected

Clothed with small flocks or flakes; woolly.

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Flocculent 84% connected

Clothed with small flocks or flakes; woolly.

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Flossy 84% connected

Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, floss; hence, light; downy.

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Flossy 84% connected

Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, floss; hence, light; downy.

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Fluffy 84% connected

Pertaining to, or resembling, fluff or nap; soft and downy.

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Fluffy 84% connected

Pertaining to, or resembling, fluff or nap; soft and downy.

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Fricative 84% connected

Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath, intonated or unintonated, through a narrow opening between two of the mouth organs; uttered throu…

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Fricative 84% connected

Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath, intonated or unintonated, through a narrow opening between two of the mouth organs; uttered throu…

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Gentle 84% connected

Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.

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Gentle 84% connected

Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.

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Hushed 84% connected

of Hush

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Hushed 84% connected

of Hush

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Light 84% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Light 84% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Little 84% connected

Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill…

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Little 84% connected

Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill…

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Low 84% connected

strong imp. of Laugh.

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Low 84% connected

strong imp. of Laugh.

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Mellow 84% connected

Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.

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Mellow 84% connected

Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.

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Mellowed 84% connected

of Mellow

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Mellowed 84% connected

of Mellow

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Mild 84% connected

Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeab…

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Mild 84% connected

Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeab…

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Muffled 84% connected

of Muffle

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Muffled 84% connected

of Muffle

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Murmuring 84% connected

of Murmur

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Murmuring 84% connected

of Murmur

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Murmurous 84% connected

Attended with murmurs; exciting murmurs or complaint; murmuring.

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Murmurous 84% connected

Attended with murmurs; exciting murmurs or complaint; murmuring.

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Mushy 84% connected

Soft like mush; figuratively, good-naturedly weak and effusive; weakly sentimental.

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Mushy 84% connected

Soft like mush; figuratively, good-naturedly weak and effusive; weakly sentimental.

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Napped 84% connected

of Nap

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Napped 84% connected

of Nap

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Padded 84% connected

of Pad

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Padded 84% connected

of Pad

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Palatal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.

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Palatal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.

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Permissive 84% connected

Permitting; granting leave or liberty.

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Permissive 84% connected

Permitting; granting leave or liberty.

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Pianissimo 84% connected

Very soft; -- a direction to execute a passage as softly as possible. (Abbrev. pp.)

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Pianissimo 84% connected

Very soft; -- a direction to execute a passage as softly as possible. (Abbrev. pp.)

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Qualitative 84% connected

Relating to quality; having the character of quality.

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Qualitative 84% connected

Relating to quality; having the character of quality.

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Quiet 84% connected

In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.

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Quiet 84% connected

In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.

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Rustling 84% connected

of Rustle

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Rustling 84% connected

of Rustle

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Salving 84% connected

of Salve

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Salving 84% connected

of Salve

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Sibilant 84% connected

Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary sounds.

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Sibilant 84% connected

Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary sounds.

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Small 84% connected

Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not gr…

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Small 84% connected

Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not gr…

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Soft-spoken 84% connected

Speaking softly; having a mild or gentle voice; hence, mild; affable.

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Soft-spoken 84% connected

Speaking softly; having a mild or gentle voice; hence, mild; affable.

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Softened 84% connected

of Soften

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Softened 84% connected

of Soften

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Softening 84% connected

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Softening 84% connected

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Softish 84% connected

Somewhat soft.

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Softish 84% connected

Somewhat soft.

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Spirant 84% connected

A term used differently by different authorities; -- by some as equivalent to fricative, -- that is, as including all the continuous consonants, exce…

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Spirant 84% connected

A term used differently by different authorities; -- by some as equivalent to fricative, -- that is, as including all the continuous consonants, exce…

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Spongy 84% connected

Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones.

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Spongy 84% connected

Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones.

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Squashy 84% connected

Easily squashed; soft.

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Squashy 84% connected

Easily squashed; soft.

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Strident 84% connected

Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill.

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Strident 84% connected

Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill.

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Subdued 84% connected

of Subdue

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Subdued 84% connected

of Subdue

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Susurrant 84% connected

Whispering.

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Susurrant 84% connected

Whispering.

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Susurrous 84% connected

Whispering; rustling; full of whispering sounds.

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Susurrous 84% connected

Whispering; rustling; full of whispering sounds.

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Tender 84% connected

One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse.

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Tender 84% connected

One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse.

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Unfit 84% connected

To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; a…

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Unfit 84% connected

To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; a…

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Velvet 84% connected

A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back.

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Velvet 84% connected

A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back.

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Velvety 84% connected

Made of velvet, or like velvet; soft; smooth; delicate.

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Velvety 84% connected

Made of velvet, or like velvet; soft; smooth; delicate.

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Whispering 84% connected

of Whisper

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Whispering 84% connected

of Whisper

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Woolly 84% connected

Consisting of wool; as, a woolly covering; a woolly fleece.

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Woolly 84% connected

Consisting of wool; as, a woolly covering; a woolly fleece.

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Yielding 84% connected

of Yield

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Yielding 84% connected

of Yield

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Flabbiness 74% connected

Quality or state of being flabby.

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Flabbiness 74% connected

Quality or state of being flabby.

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Mildness 74% connected

The quality or state of being mild; as, mildness of temper; the mildness of the winter.

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Mildness 74% connected

The quality or state of being mild; as, mildness of temper; the mildness of the winter.

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Softness 74% connected

The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to hardness, and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.

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Softness 74% connected

The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to hardness, and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.

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Easy 66% connected

At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint

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Easy 66% connected

At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint

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Kind 66% connected

Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.

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Kind 66% connected

Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.

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Merciful 66% connected

Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish.

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Merciful 66% connected

Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish.

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Quiet 66% connected

In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.

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Quiet 66% connected

In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.

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Tender 66% connected

One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse.

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Tender 66% connected

One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse.

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Hardness 66% connected

The quality or state of being hard, literally or figuratively.

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Hardness 66% connected

The quality or state of being hard, literally or figuratively.

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Intensity 66% connected

The state or quality of being intense; intenseness; extreme degree; as, intensity of heat, cold, mental application, passion, etc.

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Intensity 66% connected

The state or quality of being intense; intenseness; extreme degree; as, intensity of heat, cold, mental application, passion, etc.

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Loudness 66% connected

The quality or state of being loud.

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Loudness 66% connected

The quality or state of being loud.

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Volume 66% connected

A roll; a scroll; a written document rolled up for keeping or for use, after the manner of the ancients.

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Volume 66% connected

A roll; a scroll; a written document rolled up for keeping or for use, after the manner of the ancients.

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Synonym 15

Balmy 92% connected

Having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic; assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild.

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Delicate 92% connected

Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.

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Diffuse 92% connected

To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow on all sides; to send out, or extend, in all directions; to spread; to circulate; to di…

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Diffused 92% connected

of Diffuse

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Easy 92% connected

At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint

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Flabby 92% connected

Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid; as, flabby flesh.

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Flaccid 92% connected

Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; soft and weak; limber; lax; drooping; flabby; as, a flaccid muscle; flaccid flesh.

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Gentle 92% connected

Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.

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Indulgent 92% connected

Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild; favo…

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Lenient 92% connected

Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of.

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Mild 92% connected

Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeab…

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Piano 92% connected

Soft; -- a direction to the performer to execute a certain passage softly, and with diminished volume of tone. (Abbrev. p.)

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Sonant 92% connected

Of or pertaining to sound; sounding.

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Subdued 92% connected

of Subdue

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Voiced 92% connected

of Voice

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Antonym 8

Hard 94% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Hard 94% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Loud 94% connected

Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.

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Loud 94% connected

Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.

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Surd 94% connected

Net having the sense of hearing; deaf.

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Surd 94% connected

Net having the sense of hearing; deaf.

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