different between faintly vs softly

faintly

English

Etymology

From Middle English feintli, feintliche, equivalent to faint +? -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?fe?ntli/

Adverb

faintly

  1. In a faint manner; very quietly or lightly.
    • So this was my future home, I thought! [] Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.

Translations

Anagrams

  • antifly

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softly

English

Etymology

From Middle English softely, softeliche, equivalent to soft +? -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?s?ftli/
  • (cotcaught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /?s?ftli/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s?ftli/

Adverb

softly (comparative softlier or more softly, superlative softliest or most softly)

  1. In a soft manner; gently.
  2. Not loudly; nearly inaudible.

Related terms

  • softly softly

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