softish

soft·ish

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sawf-tish, sof-]
- /ˈsɔf tɪʃ, ˈsɒf-/
- /ˈsɒf.tɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawf-tish, sof-]
- /ˈsɔf tɪʃ, ˈsɒf-/

Definitions of softish word

adjective softish somewhat or relatively soft. 1
adjective softish rather soft 0

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Origin of softish

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90; soft + -ish1

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Parts of speech for Softish

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Softish

softish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

softish usage trend in Literature

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