soffice

Italian

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin supplicem, influenced by a Vulgar Latin *sufflectere, from Latin flectere.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔf.fi.t͡ʃe/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔffitʃe
  • Hyphenation: sòf‧fi‧ce

Adjective

soffice (plural soffici)

  1. soft
    Synonyms: (uncommon) boffice, cedevole, molle, morbido, (of soil, literary) sollo
    Antonyms: duro, sodo
  2. light

Derived terms

References
  1. soffice in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading
  • soffice in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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