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softness

/ˈsɔftnəs/ noun B2
  1. The quality of being soft. (uncountable)

Plural softnesses

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What dost thou know of softness, old Iron-feet?” Bagheera grunted.
The Jungle Book, p. 31 · B2
“His face is all bruised today by thy--softness.
The Jungle Book, p. 31 · B2
It was plain to them all that Colonel Fitzwilliam came because he had pleasure in their society, a persuasion which of course recommended him still more; and Elizabeth was reminded by her own satisfaction in being with him, as well as by his evident admiration, of her former favourite, George Wickham; and though, in comparing them, she saw there was less captivating softness in Colonel Fitzwilliam’s manners, she believed he might have the best informed mind.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 209 · B2

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