/ Dictionary / Index F fail-soft: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: fail-soft Pronunciation: (fāl'sôft", -soft"), [key] — adj. pertaining to or noting facilities built into a system, as in an automobile or a computer, for continuing operations on an interim basis and probably with reduced efficiency, if parts of the system fail. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. fail-safe failure Related Content Daily Word Quiz: careening Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language