softened

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softened

/ˈsɒfənd/ UK
/ˈsɔfənd/ US
/ˈsɑfənd/ cot caught merger

adjective more softened · most softened

Made soft.
aspirated.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of soften

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: soft, muffled, muted, dull, diffused, modulated, relaxed, mitigating, lenient, relieved, tempered, mitigated, lessened, diminished, attenuated, reduced

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@misc{softened_2026,
  title = {softened},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/softened},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}