Long and Soft

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Long adjective - Of great extent from end to end.

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Soft is an antonym for long in extended in space or time topic.

Nearby Word: longed

Soft adjective - Not loud in pitch or volume.

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Long is an antonym for soft.

Nearby Words: soften, softness, softly, softening, softie

Someone is going to argue whether the first syllables has a long or soft "A".

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The very last movement of Handel's Messiah oratorio, "Worthy is the Lamb", contains a moderately long and soft instrumental part in the middle of the movement's famous "Amens".

Source: Scare Chord
Soft Water: Steve falls a long way into a river while he's being chased by the Amazons, but vines and tree branches slowing him down as he falls pay lip service to the inaccuracy of the trope.

Source: Western Animation / Wonder Woman (2009)

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