Difference between Quiet and Soft

What is the difference between Quiet and Soft?

Quiet as an adjective is with little or no sound; denoting absence of disturbing noise. while Soft as an adjective is giving way under pressure.

Quiet

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm. To cause someone to become quiet.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: With little or no sound; denoting absence of disturbing noise. Having little motion or activity; calm. Not busy, of low quantity. Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The absence of sound; quietness. the absence of movement; stillness, tranquility

Example sentence: Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

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: That nice, soft pillow and the warm blanket, and it's all comfortable, and no one wants to leave that comfort - but if you can wake up early in the morning, get a head start on everyone else that's still sleeping, get productive time doing things that you need to do - that's a huge piece to moving your life forward.

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

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