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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb soften which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

soft
  1. Easily giving way under pressure.
  2. (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
  3. (of a sound) Quiet.
  4. Gentle.
  5. Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
  6. Gentle in action or motion; easy.
  7. Weak in character; impressible.
  8. Requiring little or no effort; easy.
  9. Not bright or intense.
  10. Having a slight angle from straight.
  11. (linguistics) Voiced; sonant.
  12. (linguistics) voiceless
  13. (linguistics) palatalized
  14. (slang) Lacking strength or resolve, wimpy.
  15. (of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
  16. (Britain, colloquial) Foolish.
  17. (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)
  18. (of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
  19. Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
  20. (Britain, of a man) Effeminate.
  21. Agreeable to the senses.
  22. Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
  23. (of a drug) Not likely to cause an addiction.
  24. Synonyms:
      25. squishy, spongy, cushiony, doughy, springy, squooshy, cushioned, squashy, compressible, cushionlike, flabby, flaccid, plush, plushy, soft-sided, mushy, cushy, tender, downy, fleshy, spongiose, squidgy, spongiform, light, rubbery, not hard, supple, limp, unfirm, weak, loose, drooping, sagging, droopy, slack, hanging, floppy, lax, yielding, pendulous, saggy, relaxed, toneless, baggy, irresilient, lank, flapping, out of tone … more
  25. Examples:
      26. “The pillows were not as soft as we initially anticipated.”
      “You might become extremely worried about noticing the soft and droopy leaves on your plant.”
      “Tin, pure aluminum and lead are some examples of soft metals.”
softened
  1. Made soft.
  2. (linguistics) aspirated.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. weak, frail, feeble, weakened, debilitated, enfeebled, delicate, enervated, infirm, sapped, slight, wasted, faint, prostrate, effete, languid, prostrated, wimpy, asthenic, wimpish, unsubstantial, soft, tender, low, down-and-out, exhausted, decrepit, fragile, sickly, incapacitated, vitiated, fatigued, drained, worn out, weak-kneed, ailing, weakly, unwell, doddering, powerless, doddery, poorly, lame, spent, weakling, tired, undermined, devitalized, deteriorated, spineless … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “She is mean to Pip for most of his life, although they meet again at the novel's end, and she seems to be a softened, changed woman.”
softleaf
  1. (botany) Having soft leaves (in the names of various plants).
softenable
  1. Capable of being softened.
softish
  1. Somewhat soft.
  2. Examples:
      3. “The softish suspension and noticeable understeer produces a nice comfortable drive.”
      “Caerphilly is a moist, whole-milk cheese with a crumbly, softish texture and a mild, acid tang, which was a favourite of Welsh miners.”
      “Apart from the inevitable Smollett exaggeration, a better portrait of a softish young attorney could hardly be painted.”
softer
  1. comparative form of soft: more soft
  2. Synonyms:
      3. squishier, spongier, doughier, springier, squooshier, squashier, flabbier, plusher, plushier, more cushiony, more compressible, more cushionlike, more flaccid, limper, weaker, more unfirm, suppler, more flexile, more flexuous, more moldable, more tractable, more flexible, more tractile, more transformable, more workable, more elastic, more pliable, more pliant, more ductile, more malleable, more yielding, more tensile, more plastic, more bendable, more mouldable, smoother, fleecier, silkier, finer, flimsier, thinner, featherier, downier, furrier, woollier, woolier, fluffier, comfortabler … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “However, mixed with softer more feminine elements, such as tiered cotton skirts and frilled shirts, this look is extremely wearable.”
      “He does a superb job of showing off his vocal range as well as the softer side of his voice.”
      “Many people who go on methadone programmes, the softer alternative to abstinence, remain on them for years.”
softest
  1. superlative form of soft: most soft
  2. Synonyms:
      3. squishiest, spongiest, doughiest, springiest, squooshiest, squashiest, flabbiest, plushest, plushiest, most cushiony, most compressible, most cushionlike, most flaccid, limpest, weakest, most unfirm, supplest, most flexile, most flexuous, most moldable, most tractable, most flexible, most tractile, most transformable, most workable, most elastic, most pliable, most pliant, most ductile, most malleable, most yielding, most tensile, most plastic, most bendable, most mouldable, smoothest, fleeciest, silkiest, finest, flimsiest, thinnest, featheriest, downiest, furriest, woolliest, wooliest, fluffiest, comfortablest … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “My bed was also round, with many feather pillows and the softest mattress around, since my mother was a weaver.”
      “Ivan did hear the softest rasp of metal against metal before turning around.”
      “And so it was that the first night passed, and Marigold found herself settling down into the softest downy mattress.”
softening
  1. present participle of soften
  2. Synonyms:
      3. tenderising, tenderizing, unstiffening, relaxing, mellowing, making softer, making pliable, becoming tender, moderating, mitigating, diminishing, tempering, easing, mollifying, relieving, dulling, deadening, palliating, decreasing, lessening, abating, cushioning, lightening, blunting, quelling, reducing, lowering, gentling, muffling, qualifying, lenifying, subduing, buffering, toning down, taking the edge off, allaying, alleviating, soothing, assuaging, calming, dampening, weakening, quietening, quieting, stifling, muting, stilling, suppressing, smothering … more
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