soft boy

sɔft bɔɪ

Definition

Definition of soft boy - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

personality

Slang

male who is gentle and sensitive

Slang

He is known as the soft boy of the group.

gentleman

gender

Slang

man who embraces non-traditional masculinity

Slang

As a soft boy, he often challenges gender norms and stereotypes.

gentleman

new man

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Expressions with soft

go soft

lose firmness or hardness

The bread will go soft if left out.

soft heart

kind and compassionate nature

She has a soft heart for animals.

soft touch

gentle and careful way of handling something

She has a soft touch with delicate flowers..

soft on

adj.

being lenient or not strict

The teacher is soft on late submissions.

be going soft

lose firmness or structure

The fruit is going soft.

be soft on

treat someone with leniency or gentleness

The teacher was soft on the students during exams.

Expressions with boy

poor boy

boy lacking wealth or resources

The poor boy had no shoes to wear.

pretty boy

man considered attractive and well-groomed

He was often teased as the pretty boy of the group..

poster boy

person representing a cause or activity in a positive way

He is often seen as the poster boy of clean eating..

blue-eyed boy

person favored or preferred by someone in authority

He quickly became the manager's blue-eyed boy due to his hard work..

boy next door

young man who is friendly, approachable, and not a superstar

Everyone likes the boy next door because he is so genuine.

good ol' boy

man from the southern US, often with traditional conservative values

He's a good ol' boy who loves country music and barbecues..

good old boy

male friend or dependable fellow

Tom is a good old boy who always helps out.

boy crazy

adj.

having a strong attraction to boys

She's been boy crazy since middle school.

boy in blue

policeman, often used in a friendly way

The boy in blue helped the lost child.

boy racer

young man in car-culture gatherings

Boy racers often meet in the parking lot at night.

Examples of soft boy in a sentence

As a soft boy, he prefers poetry over sports.
The soft boy enjoys poetry and art.
Being a soft boy, he prefers deep conversations over sports.

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French:homme sensible, mec sensible, ...
German:Soft Boy, sensibler Typ, ...
Italian:ragazzo sensibile, ...
Spanish:chico sensible, ...
Portuguese:rapaz sensível, ...
Chinese:暖男, 非传统男性, ...
Japanese:ソフトボーイ, 非伝統的な男の子, ...
Arabic:شَابّ رَقِيق, رَجُل رَقيق, ...
Hebrew:בָּחוּר רָגִישׁ וְעָדִין, סוֹפְט בּוֹי, ...
Russian:мягкий парень, нетрадиционный парень, ...
Ukrainian:ніжний хлопець, нетрадиційний хлопець, ...
Hindi:कोमल लड़का, गैर-पारंपरिक लड़का, ...
Bengali:কোমল ছেলে, নরম ছেলে, ...
Catalan:noi sensible, noi no tradicional, ...
Czech:citlivka, citlivý muž, ...
Danish:blød dreng, ...
Dutch:zachte jongen, niet-traditionele jongen, ...
Greek:ευαίσθητος, μη παραδοσιακό αγόρι, ...
Hungarian:érzékeny fiú, érzékeny férfi, ...
Khmer:បុរសដែលមានភាពទន់ភ្លន់ និងងាយរងអារម្មណ៍, បុរសដែលទទួលយកភាពជាបុរសក្រៅពីគំរូប្រពៃណី, ...
Korean:부드러운 남자, 비전통적인 남자, ...
Persian:پسر نرم, پسر غیر سنتی, ...
Polish:wrażliwy chłopak, ...
Portuguese (BR):menino sensível, ...
Romanian:băiat sensibil, băiat non-tradițional, ...
Swedish:mjuk kille, icke-traditionell kille, ...
Thai:ผู้ชายอ่อนโยน, ผู้ชายที่ไม่ยึดติดกับความเป็นชายแบบดั้งเดิม, ...
Turkish:nazik çocuk, geleneksel olmayan erkek, ...
Vietnamese:chàng trai nhẹ nhàng, chàng trai hiện đại, ...

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