soft spot
English edit
Etymology edit
Late 18th c.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɒft spɒt/
- (General American) enPR: sôft, IPA(key): /sɔft spɑt/
- (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /sɑft spɑt/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /sɔft spɔt/
Audio (AU) (file)
Noun edit
soft spot (plural soft spots)
- (idiomatic) A sentimental fondness or affection.
- Synonym: (Indian English) soft corner
- 1977, David Byrne (lyrics and music), “The Book I Read”, in Talking Heads: 77, performed by Talking Heads:
- I'm embarrassed to admit it hit the soft spot in my heart / When I found out you wrote the book I read
- 2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in Guardian[1]:
- But although I happen to have a soft spot for nut roast – an option often preferable to the meat that emerged from the school kitchen – it seems I'm in a cranky minority.
- A point of vulnerability in a defence.
- Synonym: weak spot
- A fontanelle.
Translations edit
sentimental fondness or affection
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point of vulnerability
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fontanelle — see fontanelle
References edit
- ^ “soft spot”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.