mollescent

mol·les·cent

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [muh-les-uh nt]
- /məˈlɛs ənt/
- /məlˈesənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-les-uh nt]
- /məˈlɛs ənt/

Definitions of mollescent word

adjective mollescent softening or tending to soften. 1
adjective mollescent softening or tending to soften 0

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Origin of mollescent

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

1815-25; < Latin mollēscent- (stem of mollēscēns) (present participle of mollēscere to soften), equivalent to moll(is) soft + -ēscent- -escent

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Parts of speech for Mollescent

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mollescent

mollescent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mollescent usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mollescent

adj mollescent

crumbly — Something that is crumbly is easily broken into a lot of little pieces.
ductile — (of a metal) able to be drawn out into a thin wire.
flaccid — soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps.
friable — easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly: friable rock.
lenient — agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent: He tended to be lenient toward the children. More lenient laws encouraged greater freedom of expression.

All 13 Synonyms of mollescent