Soft vs. Delicate
Difference Between Soft and Delicate
Softadjective
Easily giving way under pressure.
My head sank easily into the soft pillow.Delicateadjective
Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
Those clothes are made from delicate lace.The negotiations were very delicate.Softadjective
(of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
Polish the silver with a soft cloth to avoid scratching.soft silk; a soft skinDelicateadjective
Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.
Her face was delicate.The spider wove a delicate web.There was a delicate pattern of frost on the window.Softadjective
(of a sound) Quiet.
I could hear the soft rustle of the leaves in the trees.Delicateadjective
Intended for use with fragile items.
Set the washing machine to the delicate cycle.Softadjective
Gentle.
There was a soft breeze blowing.Delicateadjective
Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.
delicate behaviour; delicate attentions; delicate thoughtfulnessSoftadjective
Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
soft eyesDelicateadjective
Of weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship.
a delicate child; delicate healthSoftadjective
Gentle in action or motion; easy.
Delicateadjective
(informal) Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.
Please don't speak so loudly: I'm feeling a bit delicate this morning.Softadjective
Weak in character; impressible.
Delicateadjective
(obsolete) Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.
Softadjective
Requiring little or no effort; easy.
Delicateadjective
Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste.
a delicate dish; delicate flavourSoftadjective
Not bright or intense.
soft lightingDelicateadjective
Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.
Softadjective
Having a slight angle from straight.
At the intersection with two roads going left, take the soft left.It's important to dance on soft knees to avoid injury.Delicateadjective
Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour.
a delicate shade of blueSoftadjective
(linguistics) Voiced; sonant.
Delicateadjective
Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
Softadjective
voiceless
Delicateadjective
Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite.
a delicate taste; a delicate ear for musicSoftadjective
palatalized
Delicateadjective
Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes.
a delicate thermometerSoftadjective
(slang) Lacking strength or resolve, wimpy.
When it comes to drinking, he is as soft as they come.Delicatenoun
A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.
Don't put that in with your jeans: it's a delicate!Softadjective
(of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
You won't need as much soap, as the water here is very soft.Delicatenoun
(obsolete) A choice dainty; a delicacy.
Softadjective
Foolish.
Delicatenoun
(obsolete) A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.
Softadjective
(physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
Delicateadjective
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury;
a delicate violin passagedelicate chinaa delicate flavorthe delicate wing of a butterflySoftadjective
(of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
Delicateadjective
marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique;
a surgeon's delicate touchSoftadjective
Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
The admin imposed a soft block/ban on the user or a soft lock on the article.Delicateadjective
easily broken or damaged or destroyed;
a kite too delicate to fly safelyfragile porcelain platesfragile old bonesa frail craftSoftadjective
Effeminate.
Delicateadjective
easily hurt;
soft handsa baby's delicate skinSoftadjective
Agreeable to the senses.
a soft linimentsoft winesDelicateadjective
developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety;
the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretenseSoftadjective
Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
soft coloursthe soft outline of the snow-covered hillDelicateadjective
difficult to handle; requiring great tact;
delicate negotiations with the big powershesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matterSoftinterjection
(archaic) Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast.
Delicateadjective
of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely;
almost undetectable with even the most delicate instrumentsSoftadverb
(obsolete) Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly.
Softnoun
A soft or foolish person; an idiot.
Softnoun
(motorsports) soft tyre A tyre whose compound is softer than mediums, and harder than supersofts.
Softadjective
lacking in hardness relatively or comparatively
Softadjective
metaphorically soft;
my father is a soft touchsoft lighta soft raina soft Southern drawlsoft brown eyesa soft glanceSoftadjective
of sound; relatively low in volume;
soft voicessoft musicSoftadjective
easily hurt;
soft handsa baby's delicate skinSoftadjective
used chiefly as a direction or description in music;
the piano passages in the compositionSoftadjective
used of beverages; not containing alcohol;
nonalcoholic beveragessoft drinksSoftadjective
of speech sounds; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')
Softadjective
tolerant or lenient;
indulgent parents risk spoiling their childrenprocedures are lax and discipline is weaktoo soft on the childrenSoftadjective
having little impact;
an easy pat on the shouldergentle raina gentle breezea soft (or light) tapping at the windowSoftadjective
not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship;
what a cushy job!a soft jobSoftadverb
in a relaxed manner; or without hardship;
just wanted to take it easy
