softly
adverb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adverb
with low volume
speak softly but carry a big stick
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Sense 2 adverb
in a manner that is pleasing to the senses
she smiled softly
Sense 3 adverb
with little weight or force
she kissed him lightly on the forehead
Related & opposite
- easy derived from
Sense 4 adverb
used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | loud |
| 1 | derived from | Related & opposite | soft |
| 3 | derived from | Related & opposite | easy |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | forte |
| 4 | derived from | Related & opposite | piano |