Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun soft_spot

3 senses of soft spot

Sense 1
weak part, weak spot, soft spot -- (a place of especial vulnerability)
       => weakness -- (the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed")

Sense 2
soft spot -- (a sentimental affection; "she had a soft spot for her youngest son")
       => affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia -- (a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home")

Sense 3
fontanelle, fontanel, soft spot -- (any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus)
       => orifice, opening, porta -- (an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart")