remollient

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• Remollient — Re*mol lient (r? m?l yent or l? ent), a. [L. remolliens, p. pr. of remollire to mollify: cf. F. r[ e]mollient. See {Mollient}.] Mollifying; softening. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Softness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Softness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 softness softness pliableness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 flexibility flexibility Sgm: N 1 pliancy pliancy pliability Sgm: N 1 sequacity sequacity malleability …   English dictionary for students

• insinuatif — insinuatif, ive (in si nu a tif, ti v ) adj. Qui insinue, qui fait pénétrer. •   Un petit clystère insinuatif, préparatif et rémollient, MOL. Mal. im. I, 1.    Fig. Paroles insinuatives. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Insinuer …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré