Emollient
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪˈmɒl.ɪ.ənt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Emollient is a noun meaning Something which softens or lubricates the skin; moisturizer.
Meaning
Something which softens or lubricates the skin; moisturizer.
More Meanings
- (figurative) Anything soothing the mind, or that makes something more acceptable.
- Moisturizing.
- (figurative) Soothing or mollifying.
Example Sentences
Summit exposes tensions over AI development despite emollient Chinese tone [title]
Attentive conversation is an emollient I lack sorely aboard Prophetess & the doctor is a veritable polymath.
Hail, Poetry, thou heav’n-born maid! / Thou gildest e’en the pirate’s trade. / Hail, flowing fount of sentiment! / All hail, divine emollient!
2008, Carol A. Miller, Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults (Fifth edition), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, p. 505, [T]he effectiveness of an emollient is based on its ability to prevent water evaporation, […]
Word Forms
- emollients
Synonyms for emollient
Depending on context, synonyms include soft, demulcent, cream, ointment, softening, salving.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ointment, cream, soft, softening, demulcent, salving.
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