What does softened mean?
Definitions for softened
soft·ened
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Princeton's WordNet
softenedadjective
toned down
dull, muffled, muted, softenedadjective
being or made softer or less loud or clear
"the dull boom of distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises of the street"; "muted trumpets"
Wiktionary
softenedadjective
Made soft.
softenedadjective
aspirated.
Webster Dictionary
Softened
of Soften
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of softened in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of softened in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of softened in a Sentence
Mortgage rates have increased 1.5 % points over the last three months alone, the fastest three-month rise since May of 1994, the increase in mortgage rates has softened purchase activity such that the monthly payment for those looking to buy a home has risen by at least 20 % from a year ago.
Ovid:
By faithful study of the nobler arts, our nature's softened, and more gentle grows.
Let there be nothing within thee that is not very beautiful and very gentle, and there will be nothing without thee that is not beautiful and softened by the spell of thy presence.
Laws are partly formed for the sake of good men, in order to instruct them how they may live on friendly terms with one another, and partly for the sake of those who refuse to be instructed, whose spirit cannot be subdued, or softened, or hindered from plunging into evil.
I am my own power, my own home with blackened roses gaping at softened slashed easy chairs, furled requiems of silence, yet strength too -- of poetry, of the books, of the gods. I am my Own and I intend to be the keeper of My truth, the slayer of My dragons, the Exorcist of My demons.
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- ablandadoSpanish
- SuavizadoPortuguese
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