What is the meaning of soft?

adjective

• Yielding readily to pressure or weight.
• Compassionate and kind; conciliatory.
  • usage: "he was soft on his children"
• Of sound. ( relatively low in volume)
  • usage: "soft voices"; "soft music"
• Easily hurt.
  • usage: "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin"
  • synonyms: delicate
• Produced with vibration of the vocal cords.
  • usage: "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'";
  • synonyms: voiced, sonant
• Not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons. )
  • usage: "soft targets"
• Used chiefly as a direction or description in music.
  • usage: "the piano passages in the composition"
  • synonyms: piano
• Of light. ( transmitted from a broad light source or reflected)
  • synonyms: diffuse, diffused
• Of speech sounds. (; produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh'))
• Of a commodity or market or currency. ( falling or likely to fall in value)
  • usage: "the market for computers is soft"
• Using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation.
  • usage: "soft data"; "the soft sciences"
• Tolerant or lenient.
  • usage: "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime"
  • synonyms: indulgent, lenient
• Soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe.
  • usage: "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him"
  • synonyms: gentle
• Having little impact.
  • usage: "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"
  • synonyms: easy, gentle
• Out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance.
  • usage: "he was too soft for the army"; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks"
  • synonyms: flabby, flaccid
• Willing to negotiate and compromise.
• Not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship.
  • usage: "what a cushy job"; "the easygoing life of a parttime consultant"; "a soft job"
  • synonyms: cushy, easygoing
• Mild and pleasant.
  • usage: "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze"
  • synonyms: balmy, mild
• Not brilliant or glaring.
  • usage: "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting"
  • synonyms: subdued

adverb

• In a relaxed manner; or without hardship."just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard)
  • synonyms: easy