軟性

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Chinese

soft; flexible sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (軟性) 軟 性
simp. (软性) 软 性

Pronunciation

Adjective

軟性

  1. soft; flexible; light

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
軟 性
なん
Grade: S 		せい
Grade: 5
kan'on

Pronunciation

Noun

軟(なん)性(せい) • (nansei) 

  1. softness, the quality of being soft
    Synonym: 軟質 (nanshitsu)
    Antonym: 硬性 (kōsei)
  2. flexibility, the quality of being flexible or pliable
    Synonyms: 柔軟 (jūnan), 柔軟性 (jūnansei)
    • 1987, Ōnuma Ikuzō, Sen'i [Textiles], page 180:
      ドレープは、織(おり)物(もの)のもつ剛(つよし)軟(なん)性(せい)と、重(じゅう)力(りょく)によりつくり出(だ)される美(び)的(てき)線(せん)および厚(あつ)さと構(こう)成(せい)糸(いと)のすべり動(うご)きの自(じ)由(ゆう)さなどから、醸(じょう)成(せい)される複(ふく)雑(ざつ)な重(じゅう)要(よう)感(かん)として視(し)覚(かく)的(てき)に把(は)握(あく)される。
      Dorēpu wa, orimono no motsu tsuyoshi nansei to, jūryoku ni yori tsukuri dasareru biteki sen oyobi atsusa to kōsei ito no suberi ugoki no jiyūsa nado kara, jōsei sareru fukuzatsu na jūyō kan to shite shikakuteki ni hāku sareru.
      Drape is a quality created by the flexibility of the woven fabric, the esthetic lines created by gravity due to its weight or thickness, and how freely its component threads are able to move against one another, giving rise to complex and important visual response.
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