- Types Of Speech
- You can use soften as a verb in a sentence.
- About Soften
- A 2 syllables verb and 6 letters with the letters e, f, n, o, s, and t, 4 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters ft. Soften starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters s, so, sof, soft, softe, and the ending characters are n, en, ten, ften, often, ..
- Definition
- Become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Soften is set as a grade four word that starts with s, ends with n, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 6 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is soften a scrabble word? A 9 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Soften in Pig Latin is said as "oftensay or oftensway".
- Unigram
- s | o | f | t | e | n
- Bigram
- so | of | ft | te | en
- Trigram
- sof | oft | fte | ten
- Quadrigram
- soft | ofte | ften
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- become soft or softer;
"The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it" - make soft or softer;
"This liquid will soften your laundry" - lessen in force or effect;
"soften a shock";
"break a fall" - make less severe or harsh;
"He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears" - protect from impact;
"cushion the blow" - make (images or sounds) soft or softer
- give in, as to influence or pressure
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abate | become less in amount or intensity "The storm abated" "The rain let up after a few hours" |
| Absorb The Shock | |
| Acquiescence | agreement with a statement or proposal to do something "he gave his assent eagerly" "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly" |
| Adjust To | |
| Ado | a rapid bustling commotion |
| Affect | the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion |
| Agree | consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something "She agreed to all my conditions" "He agreed to leave her alone" |
| Allay | satisfy (thirst) "The cold water quenched his thirst" |
| Alleviate | provide physical relief, as from pain "This pill will relieve your headaches" |
| Allow | allow or plan for a certain possibility concede the truth or validity of something "I allow for this possibility" "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Soften
| Antonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Harden | cause to accept or become hardened to habituate "He was inured to the cold" |
| Indurate | cause to accept or become hardened to habituate "He was inured to the cold" |
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Soften | become soft or softer "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it" |
View English words with the unique letters used in soften. Words With The Letters Efnost
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Softening | the process of becoming softer "refrigeration delayed the softening of the fruit" "he observed the softening of iron by heat" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Change | the action of changing something "the change of government had no impact on the economy" "his change on abortion cost him the election" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Macerate | cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him" |
| Mellow | make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit" |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast One (8 letters) | |||||
| Festoon (7 letters) | 10 +1 | 11 +1 | efnoost | ||
| Softness (8 letters) | 11 +2 | 12 +2 | efnossst | ||
| Soften (6 letters) | 9 | 10 | soften | ||
| Softened (8 letters) | 12 +3 | 13 +3 | softened | ||
| Feast On (8 letters) | |||||
| Festoons (8 letters) | 11 +2 | 12 +2 | festoons |
Soften Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With S
- Ends With N
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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