Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soft-liner

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: soft---lin-er
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who holds a moderate position and may be willing to compromise, as opposed to a hard-liner.

Example Sentences

"At this node the soft-liners must decide whether to do nothing and stick with the status quo or to open up the political regime."
"[…] a realistic deal between “hard liners” and “soft liners” that would result in a sort of limited and explicit “partial-inclusion pact” […]"

Etymology

From soft + line + -er, modelled on hard-liner.

Inflected Forms

soft-liners (plural)

Questions

What does soft-liner mean?: A person who holds a moderate position and may be willing to compromise, as opposed to a hard-liner.
Where does soft-liner come from?: From soft + line + -er, modelled on hard-liner.

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