soft-boiled

adjective

cooked to a soft consistency with the yolk still runny

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softheartedcooked
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Meanings

adjectivesoft-boiled (not comparable)

alternative softboiled · alternative soft boiled

  1. not comparablecooked to a soft consistency with the yolk still runny
  2. not comparablesofthearted or sentimental

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveeasily moved to pity or sorrow

Similar
softhearted

adjective(eggs) having the yolk still liquid

Similar
cooked
Also see
softhearted

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian рохко сварен
  • рохко сварен (rohko svaren)of an egg
Chinese Mandarin 多愁善感的, 半熟
  • 多愁善感的 (duōchóu-shàngǎn de)sentimental
  • 半熟 (bànshóu; bànshú)of an egg
  • 溏心 (tángxīn)of an egg
Dutch zachtgekookt
  • zachtgekooktof an egg
Finnish helläsydäminen, pehmeäksi keitetty
  • helläsydäminensentimental
  • pehmeäksi keitettyof an egg
French sentimental, à la coque
  • sentimentalsentimental
  • à la coqueof an egg
German weichgekocht
  • weichgekochtof an egg
Greek μελάτος
  • μελάτος (melátos)of an egg
Hawaiian moʻa hapa
  • moʻa hapaof an egg
Hebrew רכה
  • רכה (raka)of an egg
Icelandic linsoðinn
  • linsoðinnof an egg
Italian uovo alla coque, uovo bazzotto
  • uovo alla coqueof an egg
  • uovo bazzottoof an egg
Japanese 半熟
  • 半熟 (hanjuku)of an egg
Korean 반숙
  • 반숙 (bansuk)of an egg
Malay separuh masak, setengah masak
  • separuh masakof an egg
  • setengah masakof an egg
Norwegian Bokmål bløt, sentimental
  • bløtsentimental
  • sentimentalsentimental
  • bløtkoktof an egg
  • blautkoktof an egg
Polish sentymentalny, na miękko
  • sentymentalnysentimental
  • na miękkoof an egg
Romanian fiert moale
  • fiert moaleof an egg
Russian сва́ренный всмя́тку, сва́ренный в мешо́чек
  • сва́ренный всмя́тку (svárennyj vsmjátku)of an egg
  • сва́ренный в мешо́чек (svárennyj v mešóček)of an egg
Spanish pasado por agua
  • pasado por aguaof an egg
Swedish blödig, sentimental
  • blödigsentimental
  • sentimentalsentimental
  • löskoktof an egg
Tagalog malasado
  • malasadoof an egg
Turkish rafadan
  • rafadanof an egg
Cite this entry
APA

soft-boiled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft-boiled

MLA

“soft-boiled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft-boiled. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft-boiled,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft-boiled.

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