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emolliences

emolliences is the plural of emollience.

Meaning of emollience

Noun

emollience (usually uncountable, plural emolliences)

  1. (usually) The state or quality of being emollient; soothingness; softness.
    • The emollience of peach flesh, peach kernel oil, and creamy coconut milk, balanced with soothing chamomile and oat straw, makes this the perfect skin concoction.2010, Stephanie Rose Bird, The Big Book of Soul: The Ultimate Guide to the African American Spirit, Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc., →ISBN
  2. (usually) The act of soothing or appeasing; mollification.
    • When it became clear to Josh that she thought he was a 'dipstick', she tried emollience: 'No, not at all. I just thought maybe you were going on too long. They were all too drunk or stupid to keep up.'2009, Justin Cartwright, To Heaven by Water, Bloomsbury, published 2010, →ISBN, pages 127–128

Questions about emolliences

What is emolliences the plural of?
Emolliences is the plural of emollience.

Words near emolliences in the dictionary

  1. emolliate
  2. emolliated
  3. emolliates
  4. emolliating
  5. emollience
  6. emolliences
  7. emollient
  8. emolliently
  9. emollients
  10. emollition
  11. emollitions

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