soft water

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water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it easier to lather with soap
tap water that does not have many minerals
Water containing little or no dissolved salts of calcium or magnesium, especially water containing less than 85.5 parts per million of calcium carbonate
water that is not hard (does not contain salts that interfere with the formation of lather with soap)
softwater
Having water with few electrolytes

a softwater lake.

soft water

    Hyphenation

    soft wa·ter

    Turkish pronunciation

    sôft wôtır

    Antonyms

    hard water

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsôft ˈwôtər/ /ˈsɔːft ˈwɔːtɜr/

    Etymology

    [ 'soft ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English sOfte, alteration of sEfte; akin to Old High German semfti soft.
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