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Water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it easier to lather with soap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: softened water
Antonyms: hard water
water that is not hard (does not contain mineral salts that interfere with the formation of lather with soap)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: hard water
Broader terms: water, H2O
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
軟水 /软水
(ruǎnshuǐ)
— water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals
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Danish:
blødt vand
— water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals
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Dutch:
zacht water
— water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals
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Finnish:
pehmeä vesi
— water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals
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French:
eau douce
— water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals
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German:
weiches Wasser
— water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals
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Greek:
μαλακό νερό
(malakó neró)
— water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals
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Gujarati:
નરમ પાણી
(naram pāṇī)
— water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals
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Japanese:
軟水
(nansui)
— water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals
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Kazakh:
жұмсақ су
(jūmsaq su)
— water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals
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Korean:
연수
(yeonsu)
— water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals
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Malay:
air lembut
— water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals
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Polish:
miękka woda
— water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals
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Portuguese:
água mole
— water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals
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Russian:
мя́гкая вода́
(mjáxkaja vodá)
— water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals
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Spanish:
agua blanda
— water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals
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Thai:
น้ําอ่อน
(náam-ɔ̀ɔn)
— water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals
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Ukrainian:
м'яка́ вода́
(mʺjaká vodá)
— water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals
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Welsh:
dŵr meddal
— water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals
