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Soft palate   /sɑft pˈælət/   Listen
adjective
Soft  adj.  (compar. softer; superl. softest)  
1.
Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; opposed to hard; as, a soft bed; a soft peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal.
2.
Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth; delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin. "They that wear soft clothing are in king's houses."
3.
Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not irritating to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines. "The soft, delicious air."
4.
Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring; pleasing to the eye; not exciting by intensity of color or violent contrast; as, soft hues or tints. "The sun, shining upon the upper part of the clouds... made the softest lights imaginable."
5.
Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music. "Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman." "Soft were my numbers; who could take offense?"
6.
Easily yielding; susceptible to influence; flexible; gentle; kind. "I would to God my heart were flint, like Edward's; Or Edward's soft and pitiful, like mine." "The meek or soft shall inherit the earth."
7.
Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind; as, soft eyes. "A soft answer turneth away wrath." "A face with gladness overspread, Soft smiles, by human kindness bred."
8.
Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak. "A longing after sensual pleasures is a dissolution of the spirit of a man, and makes it loose, soft, and wandering."
9.
Gentle in action or motion; easy. "On her soft axle, white she paces even, And bears thee soft with the smooth air along."
10.
Weak in character; impressible. "The deceiver soon found this soft place of Adam's."
11.
Somewhat weak in intellect. (Colloq.) "He made soft fellows stark noddies, and such as were foolish quite mad."
12.
Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers.
13.
Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines.
14.
Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose soap; as, soft water is the best for washing.
15.
(Phonetics)
(a)
Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in cone, etc.); opposed to hard.
(b)
Belonging to the class of sonant elements as distinguished from the surd, and considered as involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v, etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc.
Soft clam (Zool.), the common or long clam (Mya arenaria). See Mya.
Soft coal, bituminous coal, as distinguished from anthracite, or hard, coal.
Soft crab (Zool.), any crab which has recently shed its shell.
Soft dorsal (Zool.), the posterior part of the dorsal fin of fishes when supported by soft rays.
Soft grass. (Bot.) See Velvet grass.
Soft money, paper money, as distinguished from coin, or hard money. (Colloq. U.S.)
Soft mute. (Phonetics) See Media.
Soft palate. See the Note under Palate.
Soft ray (Zool.), a fin ray which is articulated and usually branched.
Soft soap. See under Soap.
Soft-tack, leavened bread, as distinguished from hard-tack, or ship bread.
Soft tortoise (Zool.), any river tortoise of the genus Trionyx. See Trionyx.





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"Soft palate" Quotes from Famous Books



... the twins so funny that Alfaretta, who always was kind of flighty, made a little noise with her soft palate and tried to pass it off for a cough. Luanna May poked her in the ribs with her elbow, and Mrs. Rowan spoke up quite loud: "Why, Pa, how you go on! I wasn't but a minute, an' you hardly ever come before halfpast. And furthermore, mister, ...
— Back Home • Eugene Wood
... it issues from the larynx, is guided to the resonance cavities above the larynx, which are the cavities of the mouth and of the nose. While parts of these cavities are solid, like the roof of the mouth, other parts, like the soft palate, are pliable; while the tongue is so astoundingly mobile that it constantly can alter the resonance cavity of the mouth as ...
— The Voice - Its Production, Care and Preservation • Frank E. Miller
... matter in the interior of the brain formed of nerve fibres which connect the various parts of this. 4. The small brain or cerebellum. 5. The interior of the nose. Notice the nearness of the upper part of this cavity to the brain. 6. The hard or bony palate forming the roof of the mouth. 7. The soft palate which hangs as a curtain between the mouth and the pharynx. 8. The mouth cavity. 9. The tongue. 10. The beginning of the gullet or oesophagus. 11. The larynx. 12. The windpipe or trachea. 13. The oesophagus. 14. The thyroid gland. 15. The thymus gland or sweetbread. 16. The large vein, vena cava, ...
— Disease and Its Causes • William Thomas Councilman
... pain in the back and limbs, pulse is faster, with a general redness of the throat before the formation of the membrane; with such symptoms there are great weakness, paleness, and a bad smelling breath. Soon a spot or spots may be seen on the tonsils, uvula or soft palate, but in a day or two a dirty white patch is seen on the tonsils and this may spread, and with it there is increased weakness, pallor, loss of appetite and fever. When the membrane is taken off of the tonsils there is left a raw surface, and the ...
— Mother's Remedies - Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers - of the United States and Canada • T. J. Ritter
... twins so funny that Alfaretta, who always was kind of flighty, made a little noise with her soft palate and tried to pass it off for a cough. Luanna May poked her in the ribs with her elbow, and Mrs. Rowan spoke up quite loud: "Why, Pa, how you go on! I wasn't but a minute, an' you hardly ever come before halfpast. And furthermore, mister, I want to know how I'm to keep this house a-lookin' ...
— Back Home • Eugene Wood


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