The difference between Soft and Stupid

When used as nouns, soft means a soft or foolish person, whereas stupid means a stupid person.

When used as adverbs, soft means softly, whereas stupid means extremely.

When used as adjectives, soft means easily giving way under pressure, whereas stupid means lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.

Soft is also interjection with the meaning: be quiet.

check bellow for the other definitions of Soft and Stupid

  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:

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  2. Soft as a noun (motorsports):

  1. Stupid as an adjective:

    Lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.

    Examples:

    "Because it's a big [[stupid]] jellyfish!"

  2. Stupid as an adjective:

    To the point of stupor.

    Examples:

    "Neurobiology bores me stupid."

  3. Stupid as an adjective (archaic):

    Characterized by or in a state of stupor; paralysed.

  4. Stupid as an adjective (archaic):

    Lacking sensation; inanimate; destitute of consciousness; insensate.

  5. Stupid as an adjective:

    dulled in feeling or sensation; torpid

  6. Stupid as an adjective (slang):

    Amazing.

    Examples:

    "That dunk was stupid! His head was above the rim!"

  7. Stupid as an adjective (slang):

    damn, annoying, darn

    Examples:

    "I fell over the [[stupid]] wire."

  1. Stupid as an adverb (slang):

    Extremely.

    Examples:

    "My gear is stupid fly."

  1. Stupid as a noun:

    A stupid person; a fool.

  2. Stupid as a noun (colloquial, uncountable):

    The state or condition of being stupid.

    Examples:

    "His stupid knows no bounds."

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