Difference between Flocculent and Soft

What is the difference between Flocculent and Soft?

Flocculent as an adjective is flocculated, resembling bits of wool, woolly. while Soft as an adjective is giving way under pressure.

Flocculent

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Flocculated, resembling bits of wool, woolly. Covered in a woolly substance; downy. Flaky.

Soft

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Giving way under pressure.Smooth and flexible.Gentle.Having an acute angle.Quiet.voiced, sonantvoicelesspalatalizedLacking strength or resolve, wimpy.Low in dissolved calcium compounds.(Northern British, colloquial) Foolish.Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (c.f. hard)

Example sentence: What I wear is a reflection of where I am going and how I am feeling. If I'm in a good mood, it's got to be cashmere and jeans - just something comfy, soft and warm. When I'm down, I might find something that I haven't worn for a while that was bought for me - or wear a brooch or a pair of shoes that are like old friends.

We hope you now know whether to use Flocculent or Soft in your sentence.

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