softly

Questions about softly

What does softly mean?

softly means "with low volume". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in softly?

softly has 2 syllables: soft-ly. The stress falls on "soft". In IPA it is /ˈsɔftli/.

What is another word for softly?

Close synonyms include quietly, lightly, gently, piano. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of softly?

The recorded antonyms are loudly.

Is softly a common word?

softly is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.