Softening

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  • v. Present participle of soften.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • a. & n. from soften, v.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of making soft or softer.
  • n. In painting, the blending of colors into each other.
  • n. In pathology, a diminution of the natural and healthy firmness of organs or parts of organs; mollities.
  • n. The removal of antimony and other impurities from lead. See improving, 2.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the process of becoming softer
  • adj. having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
  • Equivalent
    Variant
    soften   
    Verb Stem
    soften