ointment
Syllables: oint·ment/ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt/US/ˈɔɪn(t)m(ə)nt/
ointment noun: a viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
Noun
ointment (countable and uncountable, plural ointments)
- A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
- The doctor prescribed an antibiotic ointment for the wound.
- She applied a soothing herbal ointment to her dry skin.
- A substance used to anoint, as in religious rituals.
ointment meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
ointment in Hindi
- viscous preparation, usually containing medication
- मरहम marham, मलहम malham, बाम bām, लेप lep, औषधि auṣdhi
ointment in Tamil
- தைலம், களிம்பு, மேற்பூச்சுமருந்து
ointment in Marathi
- viscous preparation, usually containing medication
- मलम malam
ointment in Urdu
- viscous preparation, usually containing medication
- مَرْہَم marham, مَلْہَم malham, لیپ lep
More languagesFewer languages
- ointment in Bengali
- মলম molom
- ointment in Telugu
- లేపనము lēpanamu
- ointment in Malayalam
- അഞ്ചനം añcanaṁ, ഓയിന്മെന്റ് ōyinmenṟŭ, ലേപനം lēpanaṁ
- ointment in Kannada
- ಹಚ್ಚುಮದ್ದು
- ointment in Punjabi
- ਅਤਰ, ਮਲਹਮ
- ointment in Gujarati
- મલમ
- ointment in Odia
- ମଲମ
- ointment in Sanskrit
- अञ्जस् añjas, लेप lepa
- ointment in Nepali
- मलम, मलहम
- ointment in Pashto
- ملهم malham, ملم malam
- ointment in Tagalog
- hinas, banlos
- ointment in Arabic
- مَرْهَم marham, دَهُون dahūn
- ointment in Malay
- salap
- ointment in Indonesian
- salep
- ointment in Thai
- ครีม kriim, ยาขี้ผึ้ง yaa-kîi-pʉ̂ng, ขี้ผึ้ง kîi-pʉ̂ng
- ointment in Vietnamese
- pom-mát, thuốc mỡ, thuốc cao
- ointment in Myanmar
- လိမ်းဆေး lim:hce:
Examples of ointment in a sentence
- Semiocclusive ointments are used to enhance the healing of wounds and reduce scarring.
- The nurse will dab some ointment on that gash.
- They put ointment and a bandage on the sore.
Synonyms of ointment
Forms of ointment
| plural | ointments |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | oyntment |
Origin of ointment
A later form (as if oint + -ment) of Middle English oinement, borrowed from Old French oignement (“an anointing”), from oigner, oindre, ongier (“to anoint”), from Latin ung(u)ō (“I anoint”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“to smear, anoint”). Partly displaced native Old English sealf, whence modern salve.
Words formed from ointment
Phrases with ointment
Questions about ointment
- What does ointment mean?
- Ointment means a viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
- What is ointment in Hindi?
- Ointment in Hindi is मरहम (marham), मलहम (malham), बाम (bām). See Ointment meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ointment?
- Ointment is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ointment?
- Ointment is pronounced /ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ointment?
- The plural of ointment is ointments.
Words near ointment in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ointment (page history and authors); ointment (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); അഞ്ചനം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ointment (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ointment (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ointment (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ointment (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ointment (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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