Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soft soap

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
soft- -soap
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any jellyish soap made by cooking natural oils and fats with potassium hydroxide.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any fluid or semifluid soap.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of soft-soap (“flattery, persuasion”).

Countable; Uncountable

verb

Alternative form of soft-soap.

Usage

Inflected Forms

soft soaps (plural) soft soaps (present, singular) soft soaping (participle, present) soft soaped (participle, past) soft soaped (past)

Phrases

soft water

Frequently Paired Words

soft water bar soap

Synonyms

green soap potassium soap blarney coaxing sweet talk

Questions

What does soft soap mean?
Any jellyish soap made by cooking natural oils and fats with potassium hydroxide.

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