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softener

/ˈsɒfənər/US/ˈsɔfənər/

softener noun: a water softener.

Noun

softener (plural softeners)

  1. A water softener.
  2. Fabric softener.
  3. A substance added to make something softer.

softener meaning in Tamil and Marathi

softener in Tamil

மென்மைப்படுத்துபவர்

softener in Marathi

one who, or that which, softens
मृदुकारी mŕdukārī, नरमवणारा narmavṇārā, नरमवणारी narmavṇārī

Forms of softener

pluralsofteners

Plural of softener: softeners

Origin of softener

From Middle English softener, equivalent to soften + -er.

Words formed from softener

Phrases with softener

Questions about softener

What does softener mean?
Softener means a water softener.
What is softener in Tamil?
Softener in Tamil is மென்மைப்படுத்துபவர். See Softener meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is softener?
Softener is a noun.
How do you pronounce softener?
Softener is pronounced /ˈsɒfənər/ (UK).
What is the plural of softener?
The plural of softener is softeners.

Words near softener in the dictionary

  1. softened the ground
  2. softened up
  3. softened up the ground
  4. softened water
  5. softened waters
  6. softener
  7. softeners
  8. softenest
  9. softeneth
  10. softening
  11. softening someone's cough

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Adapted from Wiktionary: softener (page history and authors); softener (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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