Softness
Nouns
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softness, pliableness etc. adj.
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flexibility
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pliancy, pliability
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sequacity, malleability
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ductility, tractility
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extendibility, extensibility
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plasticity
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inelasticity, flaccidity, laxity. penetrability. clay, wax, butter, dough, pudding
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alumina, argil
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cushion, pillow, feather bed, down, padding, wadding
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foam. mollification
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softening etc. v..
Verbs
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render soft etc. adj.
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soften, mollify, mellow, relax, temper
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mash, knead, squash. bend, yield, relent, relax, give. plasticize'.
Adjectives
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soft, tender, supple
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pliant, pliable
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flexible, flexile
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lithe, lithesome
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lissom, limber, plastic
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ductile
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tractile, tractable
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malleable, extensile, sequacious, inelastic
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aluminous
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remollient. yielding etc. v.
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flabby, limp, flimsy. doughy, spongy, penetrable, foamy, cushiony. flaccid, flocculent, downy
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edematous, oedematous, medullary [Anat.], argillaceous, mellow. soft as butter, soft as down, soft as silk
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yielding as wax, tender as chicken.