nonlathering

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adjective

Not forming a lather.

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Meanings

adjectivenonlathering (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot forming a lather.

    Lorraine Massey, a founder of Devachan, simply rinses and agitates her scalp with fingers (or uses a nonlathering cleanser like Devachan No-Poo).

    2008 February 21, Anna Jane Grossman, “Of Course I Washed My Hair Last Year (I’m Almost Certain)”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + lathering.

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Cite this entry
APA

nonlathering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonlathering

MLA

“nonlathering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonlathering. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonlathering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonlathering.

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