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Meaning of मऊ in English

  • of Beau
  • pl. of Beau.
  • of Bel-esprit
  • Having the capacity of becoming organizable in a high degree, as the matter forming the false membranes which sometimes result from acute inflammation in a healthy person.
  • Organizable substance by which the tissues of an animal body are renewed.
  • Puffed up; as, huffy bread.
  • Characterized by arrogance or petulance; easily offended.
  • To daub; to make dirty; to soil; to defile.
  • To soil one's self with severe labor; to work with painful effort; to labor; to toil; to drudge.
  • A spot; a defilement.
  • Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as, a soft bed; a soft peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal.
  • Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth; delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin.
  • Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not irritating to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines.
  • Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring; pleasing to the eye; not exciting by intensity of color or violent contrast; as, soft hues or tints.
  • Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music.
  • Easily yielding; susceptible to influence; flexible; gentle; kind.
  • Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind; as, soft eyes.
  • Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak.
  • Gentle in action or motion; easy.
  • Weak in character; impressible.
  • Somewhat weak in intellect.
  • Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers.
  • Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines.
  • Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose soap; as, soft water is the best for washing.
  • Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in cone, etc.); -- opposed to hard.
  • Belonging to the class of sonant elements as distinguished from the surd, and considered as involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v, etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc.
  • A soft or foolish person; an idiot.
  • Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly.
  • Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast.
  • of Soften
  • Somewhat soft.
  • One who sops.
  • Soaked or saturated with liquid or moisture; very wet or sloppy.
  • Consisting of, containing, or covered with, froth, scum, or foam; frothy; foamy.
  • A fine, smooth stuff of silk, having usually the wavy luster called watering. The term has also been applied to different kinds of silk goods, from the 16th century to modern times.

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