Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ramollescence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ramolles-cence
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Meaning

noun

A softening or mollifying; softness

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From French ramollir (“to make soft, to soften”), from re- (“re-”) + amollir (“to soften”), from a (Latin ad) + mollir (“to soften”), from Latin mollire, from mollis (“soft”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: ramollir, ad, mollire

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What does ramollescence mean?: A softening or mollifying; softness
Where does ramollescence come from?: It is traced to French.

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