Difference between Velvety and Soft

What is the difference between Velvety and Soft?

Velvety as an adjective is like velvet (but not velvet); soft, smooth, soothing. not necessarily restricted to the sense of touch. while Soft as an adjective is giving way under pressure.

Velvety

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Like velvet (but not velvet); soft, smooth, soothing. Not necessarily restricted to the sense of touch.

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: There's no pillow as soft as a clear conscience.

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

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