soft spot
noun
- sense of kindness, tenderness, or sympathetic feeling in a person
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /sɒft spɒt/ / /sɔːft spɒt/ / /sɔft spɑt/
noun
Etymology: Late 18th c.
- A sentimental fondness or affection.
“I'm embarrassed to admit it hit the soft spot in my heart / When I found out you wrote the book I read”
“But although I happen to have a soft spot for nut roast – an option often preferable to the meat that emerged from the school kitchen – it seems I'm in a cranky minority.”
- A point of vulnerability in a defence.
- A fontanelle.