Home › Words › S › softscapesoftscapesoftscape means the live horticultural elements of a landscape, such as shrubs and flowers.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, softscape ranks #643 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom soft + -scape.nounThe live horticultural elements of a landscape, such as shrubs and flowers.verbTo provide (a landscape) with live horticultural elements such as shrubs and flowers.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hardscape 65% match — The permanent, artificial features of a landscape made from stone etc, rather than plants. vs softscape →woodscape 63% match — A wooded landscape. vs softscape →dryscape 62% match — The non-living part of a landscape. vs softscape →lawnscape 61% match — A landscape composed of lawns. vs softscape →hardscaping 58% match — hardscape vs softscape →streetscape 58% match — The visual elements of a street, including the road, adjoining buildings, sidewalks, street furniture, trees and open spaces, etc, that combine to form the street's character. vs softscape →naturescape 58% match — A natural landscape. vs softscape →potscaping 58% match — gardening involving plants in pots and other containers which may be artistically arranged vs softscape →