Old English · noun
softnes
Normalised sōftnes
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈsoːft.nes/
- Syllables
- ˈsoːft · nes (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- effeminacyeasecomfortsoftness
Meaning
-
ease, comfort
-
effeminacy
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From sōfte (“soft”) + -nes
Descendants
softness
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