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Synonyms for emollient

  • adjective
  • noun

Most common

soothing demulcent assuasive lenitive mitigative caressive

All synonyms

Adjective

soothing, soft, mild, relieving, palliative, balsamic, demulcent, assuasive, lenitive, mitigative, caressive, sedative, balmy

Noun

cream, ointment, salve

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Moisturizing.

  2. n. 1

    Something which softens or lubricates the skin; moisturizer.

Forms

Plural
emollients → creams, ointments, salves…

Example sentences

  • soothing Learning English has a very soothing effect on me.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
emollientrising
soothingrising
demulcentsteady
assuasivesteady
lenitivefalling
mitigativefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
soft1, mild1
5 letters
cream1, salve1, balmy2
8 letters
soothing2, sedative3, ointment2, balsamic3, lenitive
9 letters
relieving3, demulcent, assuasive, caressive
10 letters
palliative4, mitigative

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (balmy2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
émollient
Español
emoliente