| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Serving to soften; assuaging; emollient.[Websters]
2. Being emollient. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb molliently.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (molliently) | 1. Assuagingly.[Websters]. 2. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective mollient.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
"MOLLIENT" is a common misspelling or typo for: emollient. |
Date "MOLLIENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Mollient \Mol"lient\, adjective. [Latin expression molliens, past participle of mollire to soften, from mollis soft.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: MOLLIENT
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Softening; assuaging; lessening. [See Emollient, which is generally used.]. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
