ramollescence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A softening or mollifying; softness

Word forms

ramollescence

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”).

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