Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

remollient

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-mol-lient
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

mollifying; softening; soft

Obsolete

Etymology

From Latin remolliens, present participle of remollire (“to mollify”). Compare French rémollient. See mollient.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more remollient (comparative) most remollient (superlative)

Questions

What does remollient mean?
mollifying; softening; soft
Where does remollient come from?
From Latin remolliens, present participle of remollire (“to mollify”). Compare French rémollient. See mollient.

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