showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment; "seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression"; "was longanimous in the face of suffering"
drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness; "a flaccid penis"
lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip"
artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"
contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes
having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting"
willing to negotiate and compromise
out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance; "he was too soft for the army"; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks"
yielding readily to pressure or weight
compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children"
(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')
(of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
(of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"
not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons); "soft targets"
using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation; "soft data"; "the soft sciences"
(of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value; "the market for computers is soft"