Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soft-soap

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: soft---soap
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Persuasion by means of flattery or pleasing words.

Uncountable

verb

To attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words; to butter up.

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"And look here, my dear, don't let them get round you with soft soap either."
"If it ‘adn’t a-been for your soft soap I’d a-got my forty quid out o’ the old devil months ago."
"Bond grinned again as he thought of Damon's exasperation at having to dish out a lot of soft soap to Washington when he probably had plenty of other Anglo-American snarls to disentangle."

Usage

Inflected Forms

soft soap (alternative) softsoap (alternative) soft-soaps (present, singular) soft-soaping (participle, present) soft-soaped (participle, past) soft-soaped (past)

Synonyms

cajole inveigle wheedle blandander blandish butter up sweeten fast-talk canoodle carny coax collogue

Questions

What does soft-soap mean?: Persuasion by means of flattery or pleasing words.

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