Definitions for "Soft Total"
A hand with an Ace where the player is counting it as an 11. For example, an Ace and a 7 make a soft total of 18, or a soft 18.
In blackjack a hand in which the ace counts as an 11. For example, an ace and a four would be a “soft “14”.
a hand where one of your cards is an Ace, and may be counted as either one or eleven