emollient

== English == === Etymology === From French émollient, from Latin emolliēns, present active participle of ēmolliō (“make soft”), from ex- + molliō, from mollis (“soft”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈmɒl.ɪ.ənt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈmɑl.jənt/ === Noun === emollient (plural emollients) Something which softens or lubricates the skin; moisturizer. 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, […] (figurative) Anything soothing the mind, or that makes something more acceptable. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === emollient (comparative more emollient, superlative most emollient) Moisturizing. (figurative) Soothing or mollifying. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === mollify == Latin == === Verb === ēmollient third-person plural future active indicative of ēmolliō