soft vs treble

soft

adj
  • Voiced; sonant; lenis. 

  • Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard) 

  • Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind. 

  • Requiring little or no effort; easy. 

  • Voiceless. 

  • Gentle. 

  • Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy. 

  • Low in dissolved calcium compounds. 

  • Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh. 

  • Easily giving way under pressure. 

  • Emulated with software; not physically real. 

  • Not likely to cause addiction. 

  • Not containing alcohol. 

  • Weak in character; impressible. 

  • Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye. 

  • Gentle in action or motion; easy. 

  • Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action. 

  • Effeminate. 

  • Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market. 

  • softcore. 

  • Palatalized. 

  • Not bright or intense. 

  • Physically or emotionally weak. 

  • Foolish. 

  • Agreeable to the senses. 

  • Having a slight angle from straight. 

  • Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows. 

  • Quiet. 

noun
  • A soft sound or part of a sound. 

  • A soft or foolish person; an idiot. 

treble

adj
  • Pertaining to the highest singing voice or part in harmonized music; soprano. 

  • High in pitch. 

verb
  • To utter in a treble key; to whine. 

  • To make a shrill or high-pitched noise. 

noun
  • Any high-pitched or shrill voice or sound. 

  • Any of the narrow areas enclosed by the two central circles on a dartboard, worth three times the usual value of the segment. 

  • The highest singing voice (especially as for a boy) or part in musical composition. 

  • Three goals, victories, awards etc. in a given match or season. 

  • The highest tuned in a ring of bells. 

  • A person or instrument having a treble voice or pitch; a boy soprano. 

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