soft spot

soft spot
Synonyms and related words:
a thing for, affinity, aptitude, aptness, assailability, bent, bias, cast, chink, conatus, conduciveness, delight, diathesis, disposition, eagerness, exposed nerve, feeling for, fondness, heel of Achilles, inclination, leaning, liability, liking, loophole, nerve ending, penchant, penetrability, predilection, predisposition, pregnability, prejudice, probability, proclivity, proneness, propensity, raw, raw nerve, readiness, sensitivity to, sore point, sore spot, susceptibility, taste, tendency, tender spot, the quick, tropism, turn, twist, vincibility, vulnerability, vulnerable point, warp, weak link, weak point, weakness, willingness

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  • soft spot — soft′ spot n. 1) a weak or vulnerable position, place, condition, etc 2) emotional susceptibility: a soft spot for kittens[/ex] • Etymology: 1835–45, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • soft spot — n a fontanel of a fetal or young skull * * * popular term for fontanelle; see fonticuli cranii, under fonticulus …   Medical dictionary

  • soft spot — noun 1. a place of especial vulnerability (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑weak part, ↑weak spot • Ant: ↑good part (for: ↑weak part) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Soft Spot — Infobox Album | Name = Soft Spot Type = Album Artist = Clem Snide Released = 2003 Recorded = Genre = indie/alt country Length = Label = spinART Producer = Reviews = Last album = Moment in the Sun EP (2002) This album = Soft Spot (2003) Next album …   Wikipedia

  • soft spot — 1. a weak or vulnerable position, place, condition, etc.: a soft spot in their fortifications; a soft spot in the economy. 2. emotional susceptibility: a soft spot for dogs and babies. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • soft spot — noun Date: 1845 1. a sentimental weakness < has a soft spot for him > 2. a vulnerable point < a soft spot in the defense system > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • soft spot — n. weakness to have a soft spot for * * * [ weakness ] to have a soft spot for …   Combinatory dictionary

  • soft spot —    If you have a soft spot for someone or something, you particularly like them.     My grandfather has always had a soft spot for fast cars …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • soft spot — noun a) A sentimental fondness or affection. He started out a bricklayer and throughout his life he had a soft spot for other bricklayers and masons. b) A point of vulnerability in a defence …   Wiktionary

  • soft spot — See have a soft spot for …   English idioms

  • soft spot for — (smb/smth) a feeling of affection toward a person or thing She has a soft spot for the elderly lady in the store …   Idioms and examples

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