Meanings
plural lotions
- uncountableusuallyA low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
sun-tan lotion
- archaicuncountableusuallyA washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification.
present singular third person lotions · participle present lotioning · participle past lotioned · past lotioned
- transitiveTo cover or treat with a lotion.
I would finish my daily ranging session by lotioning his legs, and lotioning and rubbing his feet.
2011, Jeanne Starr Gater, Bring Back Summertime, page 891 more example
Grace lotions her arms and legs and joins him in the large walk-in closet where they change out of their clothes and into their pajamas—loose-fitting cotton bottoms for Mike and a lace-trimmed baby doll nightie for Grace.
2005, Ryan Phillips, Fall from Grace, page 52Synonyms: lotion up
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo cover or treat with a lotion.
More synonyms by meaning
nounliquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinlōtiōnem
- Middle Englishlocion
- Englishlotion
Inherited from Middle English locion, borrowed from Latin lōtiōnem. See lave. Doublet of lavation.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic غَاسُول, غَسُول
- غَاسُول (ḡāsūl)ointment that one rubs on the skin
- غَسُول (ḡasūl)ointment that one rubs on the skin
Bulgarian лосио́н
- лосио́н (losión)ointment that one rubs on the skin
Catalan loció
- locióointment that one rubs on the skin
Chinese Mandarin 洗劑 /洗剂, 潤膚露 /润肤露
- 洗劑 /洗剂 (xǐjì)ointment that one rubs on the skin
- 潤膚露 /润肤露 (rùnfūlù)ointment that one rubs on the skin
- 潤膚乳 /润肤乳 (rùnfūrǔ)ointment that one rubs on the skin
- 藥水 /药水 (yàoshuǐ)ointment that one rubs on the skin
- 乳液 (rǔyè, rǔyì)ointment that one rubs on the skin
Czech pleťová voda, pleťové mléko
- pleťová vodaointment that one rubs on the skin
- pleťové mlékoointment that one rubs on the skin
Dutch lotion
- lotionointment that one rubs on the skin
Finnish voide, lotion
- voideointment that one rubs on the skin
- lotionointment that one rubs on the skin
French lotion
- lotionointment that one rubs on the skin
German Lotion
- Lotionointment that one rubs on the skin
Greek λοσιόν
- λοσιόν (losión)ointment that one rubs on the skin
Hindi लोशन
- लोशन (lośan)ointment that one rubs on the skin
Hungarian arcvíz
- arcvízointment that one rubs on the skin
Indonesian losion, calir
- losionointment that one rubs on the skin
- calirointment that one rubs on the skin
Italian lozione
- lozioneointment that one rubs on the skin
Japanese ローション, 化粧水
- ローション (rōshon)ointment that one rubs on the skin
- 化粧水 (keshōsui)ointment that one rubs on the skin
Korean 로션
- 로션 (rosyeon)ointment that one rubs on the skin
Latvian losjons
- losjonsointment that one rubs on the skin
Lithuanian losjonas
- losjonasointment that one rubs on the skin
Malay losen, losion
- losenointment that one rubs on the skin
- losionointment that one rubs on the skin
Māori hinu pani
- hinu paniointment that one rubs on the skin
Persian لوسیون
- لوسیون (losyon)ointment that one rubs on the skin
Polish mleczko kosmetyczne, lotion
- mleczko kosmetyczneointment that one rubs on the skin
- lotionointment that one rubs on the skin
Portuguese loção
- loçãoointment that one rubs on the skin
Romanian loțiune
- loțiuneointment that one rubs on the skin
Russian лосьо́н
- лосьо́н (losʹón)ointment that one rubs on the skin
Slovak pleťová voda, telové mlieko
- pleťová vodaointment that one rubs on the skin
- telové mliekoointment that one rubs on the skin
Spanish loción, crema
- lociónointment that one rubs on the skin
- cremaointment that one rubs on the skin
Swahili losheni
- losheniointment that one rubs on the skin
Turkish losyon
- losyonointment that one rubs on the skin
Ukrainian лосьйо́н
- лосьйо́н (losʹjón)ointment that one rubs on the skin
Yiddish שמירעכץ, הויטשמירעכץ
- שמירעכץ (shmirekhts)ointment that one rubs on the skin
- הויטשמירעכץ (hoytshmirekhts)ointment that one rubs on the skin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with lotion
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Cite this entry
lotion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lotion
“lotion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lotion. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lotion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lotion.
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