emollient
adjective/ɪˈmɒliənt/
/ɪˈmɑːliənt/
(formal)- making a person or situation calmer in the hope of keeping relations peaceful synonym soothing
- an emollient reply
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- (specialist) used for making your skin soft or less painful synonym soothing
- an emollient cream
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin emollient- ‘making soft’, from the verb emollire, from e- (variant of ex- ‘out’) + mollis ‘soft’.
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