What does softly mean?
Definitions for softly
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Princeton's WordNet
softly, quietlyadverb
with low volume
"speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly"
softlyadverb
in a manner that is pleasing to the senses
"she smiled softly"
lightly, softly, gentlyadverb
with little weight or force
"she kissed him lightly on the forehead"
piano, softlyadverb
used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly
Wiktionary
softlyadverb
In a soft manner; gently.
softlyadverb
Not loudly; nearly inaudible.
Etymology: From softely, softeliche, equivalent to.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Softlyadverb
Etymology: from soft.
Solid bodies, if very softly percussed, give no sound; as when a man treadeth very softly upon boards. Francis Bacon.
Ahab rent his cloaths, and went softly. 1 Kings xxi. 27.
In this dark silence softly leave the town,
And to the general’s tent direct your steps. Dryden.Death will dismiss me,
And lay me softly in my native dust,
To pay the forfeit of ill-manag’d trust. Dryden.She with a wreath of myrtle crowns the head,
And softly lays him on a flow’ry bed. John Dryden, Æneid.The king must die;
Though pity softly plead within my soul,
Yet he must die, that I may make you great. Dryden.
ChatGPT
softly
Softly refers to doing something gently, quietly, or with a low intensity. It can describe a range of actions or states, from speaking in a low or gentle voice, touching lightly or delicately, to producing low sound or light. It conveys a sense of smoothness, tenderness, subtleness, or non-abruptness in something's manner or nature.
Webster Dictionary
Softlyadverb
in a soft manner
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'softly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3730
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'softly' in Adverbs Frequency: #268
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of softly in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of softly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of softly in a Sentence
In the past, the police's softly-softly approach and focus on de-escalation was cherished. But there have been warning signs in recent years that this may not be appropriate now.
Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are over.
Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.
We're softly encouraging people to see the value of their own energy, not just the energy they consume.
At night always carry in your heart something from Holy Scriptures to bed with you, meditate upon it like a ruminant animal, and go softly to sleep; but this must not be too much, rather a little that may be well pondered and understood, that you may find a remnant of it in your mind when you rise in the morning.
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Translations for softly
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- ціха, мяккаBelarusian
- suaumentCatalan, Valencian
- blidtDanish
- silenciosamente, suavemente, inaudiblementeSpanish
- doucementFrench
- súntsjesWestern Frisian
- suavementeGalician
- lágyan, halkanHungarian
- dolcementeItalian
- dimisso capiteLatin
- zachtzinnig, zachtaardig, zachtDutch
- cichoPolish
- тихо, мягкоRussian
- మెత్తగాTelugu
- тихо, м'якоUkrainian
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