Sekirov Dictionary

emollient

UK /ɪˈmɒl.ɪ.ənt/US /ɪˈmɑl.jənt/

adjective 2
noun 2
forms 3

adjective2

Moisturizing.
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(figurative) Soothing or mollifying.
- Summit exposes tensions over AI development despite emollient Chinese tone [title] — 2023

noun2

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Something which softens or lubricates the skin; moisturizer.
- [T]he effectiveness of an emollient is based on its ability to prevent water evaporation, […] — 2008
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(figurative) Anything soothing the mind, or that makes something more acceptable.
- Hail, Poetry, thou heav’n-born maid! / Thou gildest e’en the pirate’s trade. / Hail, flowing fount of sentiment! / All hail, divine emollient! — 1879

forms

emollients · more emollient · most emollient

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