soft

/sɒft/

意味: 柔らかい

例文: Momo loves soft blankets.
　　  モモは柔らかい毛布が大好きだ。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: soft drink(ソフトドリンク), soft voice(柔らかい声), soft skin(柔らかい肌)

定義: 柔らかい、優しい、または穏やかなものを指します。物理的に触ったときに硬くないものや、音や声が耳に優しく聞こえるものを表します。また、性格や態度が優しくて厳しくないことも示します。

softは約20,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度 - 横向き棒グラフ

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析 レーダーチャート

感情グラフ: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

Definitions(定義)

Adjective: yielding readily to pressure or weight
Adjective: compassionate and kind; conciliatory
Adjective: (of sound) relatively low in volume
Adjective: easily hurt
Adjective: produced with vibration of the vocal cords
Adjective: not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
Adjective: used chiefly as a direction or description in music
Adjective: (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
Adjective: (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s’ and `sh’)
Adjective: (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
Adjective: using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
Adjective: tolerant or lenient
Adjective: soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
Adjective: having little impact
Adjective: out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
Adjective: willing to negotiate and compromise
Adjective: not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
Adjective: mild and pleasant
Adjective: not brilliant or glaring
Adverb: in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; (`soft’ is nonstandard)

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Adjective, Adverb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The pillow feels very soft and comfortable.(枕はとても柔らかくて快適です。)
She spoke in a soft, gentle voice.(彼女は柔らかく優しい声で話した。)
The kitten has soft, fluffy fur.(子猫は柔らかくふわふわの毛をしている。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Adjective: he was soft on his children
Adjective: soft voices
Adjective: soft music
Adjective: soft hands
Adjective: a baby’s delicate skin
Adjective: a frequently voiced opinion
Adjective: voiced consonants such as `b’ and `g’ and `z’
Adjective: soft targets
Adjective: the piano passages in the composition
Adjective: the market for computers is soft
Adjective: soft data
Adjective: the soft sciences
Adjective: indulgent parents risk spoiling their children
Adjective: too soft on the children
Adjective: they are soft on crime
Adjective: a gentle reprimand
Adjective: a vein of gentle irony
Adjective: poked gentle fun at him
Adjective: an easy pat on the shoulder
Adjective: gentle rain
Adjective: a gentle breeze
Adjective: a soft (or light) tapping at the window
Adjective: he was too soft for the army
Adjective: flabby around the middle
Adjective: flaccid cheeks
Adjective: what a cushy job!
Adjective: the easygoing life of a parttime consultant
Adjective: a soft job
Adjective: balmy days and nights
Adjective: the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth
Adjective: a soft breeze
Adjective: the moon cast soft shadows
Adjective: soft pastel colors
Adjective: subdued lighting
Adverb: just wanted to take it easy

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): balmy, cushy, delicate, diffuse, diffused, easy, easygoing, flabby, flaccid, gentle, indulgent, lenient, mild, piano, soft, sonant, subdued, voiced

Antonyms(反意語): forte, hard, hardened, loud, unvoiced

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語):

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの):

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語):

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: balm, flab, flabbiness, flaccidity, gentleness, indulgence, lenience, leniency, mildness, softness, sonant

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: economics

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: business, descriptive

Grammatical Notes:

comparative-er

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

中学レベル

英検5級

TOEIC600

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Atomic Habits, Holes

Movies(映画): Frozen

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories: