| NOUN | artifact | emollient, cream, ointment | toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin |
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| ADJECTIVE | all | emollient, demulcent, salving, softening | having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin |
| Meaning | Having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin. | |
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| Synonyms | demulcent, salving, softening | |
| Broader | soft | Yielding readily to pressure or weight |
| Spanish | ablandante, demulcente, emoliente, emulgente, lenitivo | |
| Nouns | emollient | toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin |
| Meaning | toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin. | |
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| Synonyms | cream, ointment | |
| Narrower | cold cream, coldcream, face cream, vanishing cream | A cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin |
| hand cream | moisturizing cream for the hands | |
| lanolin | An emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep) | |
| nard, spikenard | An aromatic ointment used in antiquity | |
| sunscreen, sunblock, sun blocker | A cream spread on the skin | |
| Broader | toiletry, toilet articles | artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body) |
| Spanish | crema, emoliente, ungüento | |
| Catalan | crema, emollient | |
| Adjectives | emollient | having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin |
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