Emollient Definition
ĭ-mŏlyənt
adjective
Softening; soothing.
Webster's New World
Making less harsh or abrasive; mollifying.
The emollient approach of a diplomatic mediator.
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noun
Something that has a softening or soothing effect; esp., an emollient preparation or medicine applied to surface tissues of the body.
Webster's New World
An agent that softens or soothes the skin.
American Heritage Medicine
An agent that assuages or mollifies.
American Heritage
Anything soothing the mind, or that makes something more acceptable.
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Other Word Forms of Emollient
Noun
Singular:
emollient
Plural:
emollientsOrigin of Emollient
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Latin ēmolliēns ēmollient- present participle of ēmollīre to soften ē-, ex- intensive pref. ex– mollīre to soften (from mollis soft mel-1 in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French émollient, from Latin emolliēns, present active participle of ēmolliō (“make soft”), from e- + molliō, from mollis (“soft”).
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