Soft and Spirant

Soft adjective - Of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh'.

Spirant and soft are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spirant" instead an adjective "Soft".

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

Spirant adjective - Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then').

Soft and spirant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Soft" instead an adjective "Spirant".