the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts. literary work in metrical form; verse. prose with poetic qualities. poetic qualities however manifested: the poetry of simple acts and things.
An emollient is a cream or ointment with a thick, gooey texture. When your hands are dry and cracked in the winter, you probably apply an emollient to make them softer. Emollient comes from a Latin word with the same spelling, which means âto make soft.â The noun form of emollient refers to a substance that makes something soft. However, emollient can also be an adjective used to describe something with a softening or soothing effect.
Meaning: Toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin. Classified under: Nouns denoting man-made objects. Synonyms: emollient; ointment; cream. Hypernyms (emollient is a kind of...): toilet article; toiletry (an artifact used in making your toilet) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of emollient): cold cream; coldcream; face cream; vanishing cream (a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin)