Topicala
Topicala is a simple, small, meta-search engine, that helps You find the sites you need. Created By Paul Kinlan. Web Hosting by SwitchMedia.
Search [?]  
Dictionary Results For "softly" [?]/[OPML]
Ads By Google
Wiktionary Articles [RSS] - [GNU, www.Wiktionary.org]

English

Pronunciation

  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-softly.ogg


Adverb

  1. In a soft manner; gently.
  2. Not loudly; nearly inaudible.


fa:softly fr:softly it:softly hu:softly fi:softly te:softly vi:softly

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Softly \Soft"ly\, adv.
In a soft manner.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet softly
adv 1: with low volume; "speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she
spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing
softly" [syn: quietly] [ant: loudly]
2: in a manner that is pleasing to the senses; "she smiled
softly"
3: with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the
forehead" [syn: lightly, gently]
4: used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly
[syn: piano] [ant: forte]
Moby Dictionary
a la sourdine , compliantly , delicately , dimly , easily , faintly ,
feebly , gently , hushedly , low , pianissimo , piano , sordamente ,
sordo , subduedly , submissively , tenderly , weakly


Created By Paul Kinlan. Web Hosting by SwitchMedia.