Word:
Emmolient
Status:
Adjective
Meaning:
Making something less worse: soft and soothing.
Sentences:
1) The lotion has an emmolient effect on one's skin.
2) The president's emmolient speech to the crowd increased their respect for him.
Origin:
Latin emmolient, emmoliens, present participle of emmolere which means 'to soften', e- + mollis meaning 'soft'.
First use:
1626
Synonyms:
soft, comforting, soothing
Antonyms:
harsh, uncomfortable.
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