Softly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

with low volume

in a manner that is pleasing to the senses

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɔftli/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɒftli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɒftli/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɔftli/.

Examples

speak softly but carry a big stick
she spoke quietly to the child
the radio was playing softly

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gently quietly lightly piano

Antonyms

loudly forte

Parts of Speech

adverb	with low volume “speak softly but carry a big stick”
adverb	in a manner that is pleasing to the senses “she smiled softly”
adverb	with little weight or force “she kissed him lightly on the forehead”
adverb	used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

leise

mit geringer Lautstärke

🇫🇷French

doucement

à faible volume

🇪🇸Spanish

suavemente

con bajo volumen

🇮🇹Italian

dolcemente

con volume basso

🇳🇱Dutch

zacht

met laag volume

🇵🇹Portuguese

suavemente

com baixo volume

🇷🇺Russian

мягко

с низким объемом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नरमी से

कम आवाज़ के साथ

🇧🇩Bengali

নরমভাবে

কম ভলিউম সহ

🇮🇳Tamil

மென்மையாக

குறைந்த அளவுடன்

🇮🇳Telugu

మెత్తగా

తక్కువ వాల్యూమ్‌తో

🇮🇳Marathi

हळूवारपणे

कमी आवाजासह

🇮🇳Gujarati

નરમાશથી

ઓછા વોલ્યુમ સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೃದುವಾಗಿ

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಪರಿಮಾಣದೊಂದಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൃദുവായി

കുറഞ്ഞ വോളിയം കൊണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਰਮੀ ਨਾਲ

ਘੱਟ ਵਾਲੀਅਮ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

نرمی سے

کم حجم کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

轻轻

音量小

🇯🇵Japanese

そっと

小さな音量で

🇰🇷Korean

부드럽게

낮은 볼륨으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhẹ nhàng

với âm lượng thấp

🇹🇭Thai

เบา ๆ

ด้วยปริมาณที่ต่ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

dengan lembut

dengan volume rendah

🇵🇭Filipino

mahina

na may mababang volume

🇲🇾Malay

dengan lembut

dengan isipadu yang rendah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بهدوء

مع انخفاض حجم

🇮🇷Persian

به نرمی

با حجم کم

🇹🇷Turkish

usulca

düşük hacimli

🇮🇱Hebrew

ברכות

עם ווליום נמוך

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What is the primary definition of the word 'softly'?

The primary meaning of 'softly' is 'with low volume'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'softly' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'softly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'softly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'softly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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