mollescent
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mollescent — [mə les′ənt] adj. [L mollescens, prp. of mollescere, to soften < mollere, to be soft < mollis, soft: see MOLLIFY] softening or tending to soften mollescence n … English World dictionary
mollescent — mollescence, n. /meuh les euhnt/, adj. softening or tending to soften. [1815 25; < L mollescent (s. of mollescens) (prp. of mollescere to soften), equiv. to moll(is) soft + escent ESCENT] … Useful english dictionary
mollescent — /məˈlɛsənt/ (say muh lesuhnt) adjective producing less hardness or firmness; softening. {Latin mollescens, present participle} –mollescence, noun …
mollescent — a. softening. ♦ mollify, v.t. soften; appease. ♦ mollipilose, a. downy. ♦ mollities, n. Medicine, softness. ♦ mollitious, a. softening; voluptuous … Dictionary of difficult words
flexible — adj 1. bendable, pliable, pliant, flexile, snappy, whippy; tractile, ductile, malleable, plastic, mollescent, flaccid; elastic, springy, resilient, stretcha ble, extensile, tensile; supple, limber, lithe, lissome, double jointed, loose limbed. 2 … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
