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Synonyms for unguent

Most common

balm ointment salve unction

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Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.

Forms

Plural
unguents → ointments, balms, salves, unctions…

Example sentences

  • balm I always keep lip balm with me in the winter.
  • ointment Have you ever massaged your legs with this ointment?
  • salve This salve will act as a protective film over the burn.
  • unction The priest administered Extreme Unction.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
unguentrising
balmrising
ointmentsteady
salverising
unctionfalling

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

By length

4 letters
balm1
5 letters
salve1
7 letters
unction
8 letters
ointment2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ointment2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
onguent
Español
ungüento
Deutsch
Salbe