amollishmentn.

Brit.

/əˈmɒlᵻʃm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/əˈmɑlɪʃmənt/

Forms: 1600s amolishment, 2000s– amollishment.

Etymology: Probably < French amollissement softening (1549 in Middle French), act of making courage, resolve, etc. less firm (early 17th cent.) < amolliss- , extended stem of amollir (see amollish v.) + -ment -ment suffix.

rare.

Softening; mitigation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > making less violent, vigorous, or severe

softinga1400

slakingc1400

mollifying?a1425

softening?a1425

temperament1475

moderationa1500

temperatinga1540

releasing?1543

amollishment1612

mollificationa1631

quietationa1639

castigationa1676

1612 J. Donne Lett. (1651) 92 These of which we speake at this present, are capable of no excuse, no amolishment.

2005 M. Myrone Bodybuilding i. ii. 72 This pictorial and personal amollishment is especially evident in the case of the American painter, Benjamin West.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amollishment
释义	amollishmentn. Brit. /əˈmɒlᵻʃm(ə)nt/, U.S. /əˈmɑlɪʃmənt/ Forms: 1600s amolishment, 2000s– amollishment. Etymology: Probably < French amollissement softening (1549 in Middle French), act of making courage, resolve, etc. less firm (early 17th cent.) < amolliss- , extended stem of amollir (see amollish v.) + -ment -ment suffix. rare. Softening; mitigation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > making less violent, vigorous, or severe softinga1400 slakingc1400 mollifying?a1425 softening?a1425 temperament1475 moderationa1500 temperatinga1540 releasing?1543 amollishment1612 mollificationa1631 quietationa1639 castigationa1676 1612 J. Donne Lett. (1651) 92 These of which we speake at this present, are capable of no excuse, no amolishment. 2005 M. Myrone Bodybuilding i. ii. 72 This pictorial and personal amollishment is especially evident in the case of the American painter, Benjamin West. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1612
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