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Webster 1913 Edition

Mollient

Mol′lient

,
Adj.
[L.
molliens
, p. p. of
mollire
to soften, fr.
mollis
soft.]
Serving to soften; assuaging; emollient.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mollient

MOL'LIENT

,
Adj.
[L. molliens, mollio. See Mellow.]
Softening; assuaging; lessening. [See Emollient, which is generally used.]

Definition 2024

mollient

mollient

English

Adjective

mollient ‎(comparative more mollient, superlative most mollient)

  1. Serving to soften or assuage; emollient.

Latin

Verb

mollient

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of molliō

Etymology

From Latin molliens, past participle of mollire ‎(“to soften”), from mollis ‎(“soft”).

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