English Online Dictionary. What means softball? What does softball mean?
English
Etymology
1926: soft + ball. Compare hardball.
Pronunciation
Noun
softball (countable and uncountable, plural softballs)
- (sports) A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.
- (sports) The ball used to play the sport.
- (by analogy) A question designed to be easy to answer.
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Translations
Finnish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English softball.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsoftboːl/, [ˈs̠o̞ft̪bo̞ːl]
- Syllabification(key): soft‧ball
Noun
softball
- softball
Declension
French
Alternative forms
- soft-ball, soft ball
Etymology
Borrowed from English softball.
Noun
softball m (countable and uncountable, plural softballs)
- (sports) softball (“sport”): a variant of baseball
- (sports) softball (“ball”): a ball used in the sport of softball
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Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English softball.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔvd.bɔl/
- Rhymes: -ɔvdbɔl
- Syllabification: soft‧ball
Noun
softball m inan (related adjective softballowy)
- softball (game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand)
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Derived terms
Further reading
- softball in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- softbol
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English softball.
Noun
softball m (uncountable)
- softball (a sport similar to baseball)
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English softball.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsofdbol/ [ˈsovð̞.β̞ol], /ˈsofbol/ [ˈsov.β̞ol]
- Rhymes: -ofdbol, -ofbol
Noun
softball m (uncountable)
- softball
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.