ramollescence

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noun

A softening or mollifying; softness

OriginFrench ramollir ← Latin ad →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounramollescence (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountablemedicineA softening or mollifying; softness

Origin

  1. Latinmollire
  2. Latinad
  3. Frenchramollir“to make soft, to soften”
  4. Englishramollescence

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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APA

ramollescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ramollescence

MLA

“ramollescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ramollescence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ramollescence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ramollescence.

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