The difference between Easy and Soft

When used as nouns, easy means something that is easy, whereas soft means a soft or foolish person.

When used as adverbs, easy means in a relaxed or casual manner, whereas soft means softly.

When used as adjectives, easy means comfortable, whereas soft means easily giving way under pressure.

Soft is also interjection with the meaning: be quiet.

check bellow for the other definitions of Easy and Soft

  1. Easy as an adjective (now, rare, _, except in certain expressions):

    Comfortable; at ease.

    Examples:

    "Now that I know it's taken care of, I can rest easy at night."

  2. Easy as an adjective:

    Requiring little skill or effort.

    Examples:

    "It's often easy to wake up but hard to get up."

    "The teacher gave an easy test to her students."

  3. Easy as an adjective:

    Causing ease; giving comfort, or freedom from care or labour.

    Examples:

    "Rich people live in easy circumstances."

    "an easy chair"

  4. Easy as an adjective:

    Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth.

    Examples:

    "easy manners; an easy style"

  5. Easy as an adjective (informal, pejorative, of a person):

    Consenting readily to sex.

    Examples:

    "He has a reputation for being easy; they say he slept with half the senior class."

  6. Easy as an adjective:

    Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; compliant.

  7. Easy as an adjective (finance, dated):

    Not straitened as to money matters; opposed to .

    Examples:

    "The market is easy."

  1. Easy as an adverb:

    In a relaxed or casual manner.

    Examples:

    "After his illness, John decided to [[take it easy take it easy]]."

  2. Easy as an adverb:

    In a manner without strictness or harshness.

    Examples:

    "Jane went easier on him after he broke his arm."

  3. Easy as an adverb:

    Used an intensifier for large magnitudes.

    Examples:

    "This project will cost 15 million dollars, easy."

  4. Easy as an adverb:

    Not difficult, not hard.

  1. Easy as a noun:

    Something that is easy

  1. Easy as a verb (rowing):

  1. Soft as an adjective:

    Easily giving way under pressure.

    Examples:

    "My head sank easily into the soft pillow."

  2. Soft as an adjective (of cloth or similar material):

    Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.

    Examples:

    "Polish the silver with a soft cloth to avoid scratching."

    "soft silk; a soft skin"

  3. Soft as an adjective (of a sound):

    Quiet.

    Examples:

    "I could hear the soft rustle of the leaves in the trees."

  4. Soft as an adjective:

    Gentle.

    Examples:

    "There was a soft breeze blowing."

  5. Soft as an adjective:

    Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.

    Examples:

    "soft eyes"

  6. Soft as an adjective:

    Gentle in action or motion; easy.

  7. Soft as an adjective:

    Weak in character; impressible.

  8. Soft as an adjective:

    Requiring little or no effort; easy.

  9. Soft as an adjective:

    Not bright or intense.

    Examples:

    "soft lighting"

  10. Soft as an adjective:

    Having a slight angle from straight.

    Examples:

    "At the intersection with two roads going left, take the soft left."

    "It's important to dance on soft knees to avoid injury."

  11. Soft as an adjective (linguistics):

    Voiced; sonant.

  12. Soft as an adjective (linguistics, rare):

    voiceless

  13. Soft as an adjective (linguistics, Slavic languages):

    palatalized

  14. Soft as an adjective (slang):

    Lacking strength or resolve, wimpy.

    Examples:

    "When it comes to drinking, he is as soft as they come."

  15. Soft as an adjective (of water):

    Low in dissolved calcium compounds.

    Examples:

    "You won't need as much soap, as the water here is very soft."

  16. Soft as an adjective (UK, colloquial):

    Foolish.

  17. Soft as an adjective (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. Soft as an adjective (of a person):

    Physically or emotionally weak.

  19. Soft as an adjective:

    Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.

    Examples:

    "The admin imposed a soft block/ban on the user or a soft lock on the article."

  20. Soft as an adjective (UK, of a man):

    Effeminate.

  21. Soft as an adjective:

    Agreeable to the senses.

    Examples:

    "a soft liniment"

    "soft wines"

  22. Soft as an adjective:

    Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.

    Examples:

    "soft colours"

    "the soft outline of the snow-covered hill"

  1. Soft as an adverb (obsolete):

    Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly.

  1. Soft as a noun:

    A soft or foolish person; an idiot.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek George Eliot"

  2. Soft as a noun (motorsports):

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