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# emollient

noun (an emollient, emollients); adjective (emollient)

«emollient» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An emollient is a cream or lotion that makes dry skin soft and smooth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emollient/#m1)
2. (formal) Emollient words or behaviour are calming and gentle, meant to stop people getting angry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emollient/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health lessons and on chemist labels it means moisturiser for dry skin or eczema. In formal writing and news it describes soothing speeches. Phrases: «emollient cream», «an emollient tone».

### Examples

- The doctor gave me an emollient for my eczema. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emollient/#x1)
- Rub the emollient cream into dry patches of skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emollient/#x2)
- Emollients help skin keep its water in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emollient/#x3)
- Use an emollient after a bath. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emollient/#x4)
- The head teacher spoke in an emollient tone to calm the angry parents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emollient/#x5)
- (formal) The minister gave an emollient reply to the protesters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emollient/#x6)
- Grandma uses an emollient on her hands in winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emollient/#x7)
- Emollient creams can make the bath slippery, so be careful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emollient/#x8)

### Note

Say it «ee-MOL-ee-ent». Countable as a noun: an emollient, emollients. Safety: emollient creams can soak into clothes and bedding and make them burn more easily, so keep away from flames.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «emollient» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emollient/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«emollient» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/emollient.html) on Mova free.