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amollishment

amollishment noun: softening; mollification; appeasing; mitigation.

Noun

amollishment (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, rare) Softening; mollification; appeasing; mitigation.

Forms of amollishment

alternative formamolishment
alternative formamolishments

Origin of amollishment

From French amollissement, from amolliss- [extended stem of amollir (“to soften”, verb), from a- {from Latin ad (“to”)} + mollir, from French mou, or from Latin mollīre (“to make soft, soften”)] + -ment (suffix forming nouns from verbs) [from Late Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta]; equivalent to English amollish (see Middle English amolisshen) + -ment.

Questions about amollishment

What does amollishment mean?
Amollishment means softening; mollification; appeasing; mitigation.
What part of speech is amollishment?
Amollishment is a noun.

Words near amollishment in the dictionary

  1. amolish
  2. amolished
  3. amolishes
  4. amolishing
  5. amolition
  6. amollishment
  7. Amom
  8. amomum
  9. amomums
  10. Amon
  11. Amona

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