emollient
pronunciation
How to pronounce emollient in British English:
UK [iˈmɒliənt]
How to pronounce emollient in American English:
US [iˈmɑliənt]
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- Noun:
- toiletry consisting of any of various substances resembling cream that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
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- Adjective:
- having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
Word Origin
- emollient (adj.)
- 1640s, from French émollient (16c.), from Latin emollientem (nominative emolliens), present participle of emollire "to make soft, soften," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex-) + mollire "soften," from mollis "soft" (see melt (v.)). The noun is recorded from 1650s.
Example
- 1. Supply emollient moisturizing body products effectiveness .
- 2. The second emollient is that the real has depreciated by 17 % against the dollar since its peak in late july .
- 3. He runs poland 's newly emollient foreign policy fairly convincingly and knows afghanistan from cold-war days .
- 4. For her allies in congress , her success is not likely to have made a volatile partner any more emollient .
- 5. Pal schmitt , an emollient former member of the european parliament , has been appointed to the presidency .