softener

[ saw-fuh-ner, sof-uh- ]

/ ˈsɔ fə nər, ˈsɒf ə- /

noun

Chemistry.

any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its softness, smoothness, or plasticity.
water softener.

a person or thing that softens.

Origin of softener

First recorded in 1600–10; soften + -er¹

Words nearby softener

soft credit inquiry, soft diet, soft drink, soft drug, soften, softener, softening of the brain, soften up, soft-finned, soft focus, soft-focus lens

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Example sentences from the Web for softener

On light-weight goods the softener giving the most general satisfaction is paraffin.
Textiles|William H. Dooley
You will note that this softener also contains a percentage of grime which lodges in the pores.
The Trap|Betsy Curtis
Yet the only softener of this man of noble granite was a spirit-like girl, who regarded the love of her womanhood as sin.
The Story of Tonty|Mary Hartwell Catherwood
But distance is a great mellower of colors and softener of fears.
The Bravo|J. Fenimore Cooper

For a softener on heavy weight goods nothing has been found superior to good beef tallow.
Textiles|William H. Dooley

British Dictionary definitions for softener

softener

/ (ˈsɒfənə) /

noun

a substance added to another substance to increase its softness, pliability, or plasticity

a substance, such as a zeolite, for softening water

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单词	softener
释义	softener [ saw-fuh-ner, sof-uh- ] / ˈsɔ fə nər, ˈsɒf ə- / noun Chemistry. any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its softness, smoothness, or plasticity. water softener. a person or thing that softens. Origin of softener First recorded in 1600–10; soften + -er¹ Words nearby softener soft credit inquiry, soft diet, soft drink, soft drug, soften, softener, softening of the brain, soften up, soft-finned, soft focus, soft-focus lens Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for softener On light-weight goods the softener giving the most general satisfaction is paraffin. Textiles\|William H. Dooley You will note that this softener also contains a percentage of grime which lodges in the pores. The Trap\|Betsy Curtis Yet the only softener of this man of noble granite was a spirit-like girl, who regarded the love of her womanhood as sin. The Story of Tonty\|Mary Hartwell Catherwood But distance is a great mellower of colors and softener of fears. The Bravo\|J. Fenimore Cooper For a softener on heavy weight goods nothing has been found superior to good beef tallow. Textiles\|William H. Dooley British Dictionary definitions for softener softener / (ˈsɒfənə) / noun a substance added to another substance to increase its softness, pliability, or plasticity a substance, such as a zeolite, for softening water Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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