softy
Easily moved person
A softy is someone perceived as weak, overly sentimental, or easily moved emotionally.
The word carries gentle mockery—calling yourself a softy admits to crying at movies or being unable to resist a pet's pleading eyes: I'm such a softy when it comes to stray cats.
Also spelled softie.
Showing concern for sufferers
- kindheartedNaturally sympathetic and caring
- warmheartedAffectionate and sympathetic
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- caringShowing kind concern
gentle · sympathetic · empathetic · big-hearted · good-hearted · sentimental · emotional · feeling
Causing ruin or decay
- pamperingLavish attentive care
- coddlingOverindulgent, protective treatment
- overindulgentExcessively lenient or gratifying
- overprotectiveGuarding too zealously
nurturing · fussing · hovering · smothering · babying · mollycoddling · cosseting · marshmallow
Tolerant of faults
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
- indulgentToo willing to yield
- easygoingRelaxed in temperament
- yieldingBending under pressure
accommodating · spineless · weak-willed · doormat · sucker · patsy · gullible · naive
compassionate
Showing concern for sufferers
- kindheartedNaturally sympathetic and caring
- warmheartedAffectionate and sympathetic
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
caring · gentle · sympathetic · empathetic · big-hearted · good-hearted · sentimental · emotional · feeling · touched
spoiling
Causing ruin or decay
- pamperingLavish attentive care
- coddlingOverindulgent, protective treatment
- overindulgentExcessively lenient or gratifying
overprotective · nurturing · fussing · hovering · smothering · babying · mollycoddling · cosseting · marshmallow
lenient
Tolerant of faults
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
- indulgentToo willing to yield
- easygoingRelaxed in temperament
yielding · accommodating · spineless · weak-willed · doormat · sucker · patsy · gullible · naive · malleable
shy
Reserved and retiring
fearful · fainthearted · cowardly · diffident · mousy · nervous · skittish · hesitant · insecure · withdrawn
softytiger
Large striped Asian feline
powerhouse · bulldog · alpha · enforcer · tough customer
- soft drinksCarbonated nonalcoholic beverages
- soft spotEmotional vulnerability or fondness
- soft targetUndefended vulnerable site
- soft serveAerated frozen dairy dessert
- soft fruitEasily bruised produce
- soften the blowReduce harshness of bad news
soft, soften, softly, softness, softened, softening, software, softer, softens