blandas

Blandas is the feminine plural form of the Spanish adjective blando, which means soft, pliant, or mild. It is used to describe feminine plural nouns and agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. For example, telas blandas (soft fabrics), almohadas blandas (soft pillows), or palabras blandas (soft or soothing words).

Etymology and sense: blando comes from Latin blandus, meaning flattering, gentle, or agreeable, and Spanish adopted it with the same basic sense of softness or gentleness. The feminine plural blandas reflects standard Spanish agreement patterns for adjectives.

Usage notes: Blandas is common in everyday language when speaking about physical textures, such as fabrics, cushions, or foods described as soft. It can also be used in figurative sense to describe non-physical qualities viewed as gentle or mild, as in palabras blandas. The masculine singular form is blando, the masculine plural blandos, and the feminine singular blanda, with blandas being the feminine plural form.

Limitations and variants: While blandas is a regular form in Spanish, it is not a fixed term with a specific standalone meaning beyond its role as an adjective form. Other related terms include blandura (softness) and blanditud (a less common noun form for blandness). In some contexts, speakers may prefer synonyms such as suave, tierno, or mull, depending on the exact nuance and noun being described.

See also: blando, blandura, blandud.