Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: soft – soldier
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soft (-er), adj. [OE.]
- Filmy; airy; gauzy; gossamer; [fig.] veiled.
- Murmuring; whispered; rustling; not loud; low in volume; [fig.] prayerful; chanting.
- Weak; frail; ineffectual; feeble; prissy; squeamish; squishy; hyper-sensitive; puffed up.
- Muted; hushed; muffled; [fig.] wet; moist; damp; liquid; congealed; satiny; slick; glossy; glistening.
- Understated; subdued; dim; hazy; blurred.
- Breezy; wafting; [fig.] moist; humid.
- Milder; less harsh; more bearable; easier to endure.
- Delicate; dainty; exquisite.
- Luxurious; lush; cozy; fit; safe; suitable; comfortable; [fig.] pleasant; agreeable; not egregious.
soft (-er), adv. [see soft, adj.]
- Placidly; easily; gradually.
- Shyly; timorously; stealthily; noiselessly; not loudly; gentle-sounding.
- More reverently; with hesitance.
- Reverently; sweetly; gracefully; with devotion.
- Effortlessly; with less force; with diminishing energy.
- Quietly; noiselessly.
- Discreetly; circumspectly; confidentially; secretly; surreptitiously; [fig.] while eavesdropping.
- More slowly; [fig.] tamely; less wildly.
- Gently; tenderly; naturally.
- With stillness; without being noticed; [fig.] surreally; supernaturally; like a vision.
soften (-ed), v. [see soft, adj.]
Buffer; cushion; make less painful; [fig.] heal; convert; transform.
softly, adv. [see soft, adj.]
- Quietly; not loudly; in a whisper; under the breath; with a low volume.
- Lightly; dreamily; surreally; supernaturally; [fig.] invisibly; imperceptibly.
- Gently; carefully.
- Effortlessly; fleetingly; nimbly; swiftly; trippingly.
- Tenderly; with sensitivity.
- Unobtrusively; without fanfare; without noise.
- Placidly; calmly; sedately.
- Faintly; [fig.] sibilantly; with a hissing sound.
- Noiselessly; silently.
- Genteelly; with dignity; [fig.] royally; nobly.
- Deftly; neatly; dexterously; gracefully.
- Deliberately; patiently; not feverishly.
- Soundlessly and steadily.
- Not brightly; in the background.
softness, n. [see soft, adj.]
- Mistiness; cloudiness from tears.
- Quietness; lightness; opposite of hardness.
soil, n. [L. solum, ground.] (webplay: Earth, upper).
- Land; native country.
- Field; pasture; firm land; upper stratum of the Earth; [fig.] horizon.
- Dirt; humus.
- Earth; [fig.] garden; meadow.
- Ground; plantation; substance in which things can grow.
solace (-d, -s), v. [OFr.]
- Comfort; console; cheer.
- Subdue; allay; assuage; quench; relieve; satisfy; fulfill.
solder (-ed), v. [OFr soud-, solid.] (webplay: cooling, thing).
- Join; unite; [fig.] reconcile; fix; mend; repair; seal up.
- Phrase. “soldered down”: shut permanently; closed irrevocably in death.
soldered, verbal adj. [see solder, v.]
- Closed; sealed shut; [fig.] mute.
- Buried; concealed; hidden; enshrouded.
soldier (-s, -'s), n. [OFr.]
- Draftee; conscript; recruit; enlisted person; Civil War veteran; one who has battle experience; [fig.] valiant individual; one who has overcome death.
- Member of the army; person whose occupation is military.
- Antagonist; adversary; attacker; aggressor; opponent.