Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

softish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
soft-ish
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat soft.

Etymology

From soft + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more softish (comparative) most softish (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does softish mean?
Somewhat soft.
Where does softish come from?
From soft + -ish.

How to pronounce softish

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