DOWNY HAW Synonyms

• like down or as soft as down

• covering with fine light hairs

• indistinct or hazy in outline

• confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out

• having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk

• yielding readily to pressure or weight

• compassionate and kind; conciliatory

• (of sound) relatively low in volume

• produced with vibration of the vocal cords

• not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)

• (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone

• (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected

• (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')

• in a relaxed manner; or without hardship

• easily hurt

• (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value

• using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation

• tolerant or lenient

• soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

• having little impact

• out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance

• willing to negotiate and compromise

• not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship

• mild and pleasant

• not brilliant or glaring

• smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste

• resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface

• American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs

• American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs

• American red-fruited hawthorn with dense corymbs of pink-red flowers

• American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs