Lotion

English

Noun

Lotion (plural Lotions)

1. A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.

Adjectives for Lotion

creamy; soothing; cool; pleasant; unguent.

Verbs for Lotion

bathe with—; dilute—; dissolve in—; gargle —; immerse in—; saturate with—; steep in —; vend—; —beautifies; —heals; —perfumes; —purges; —purifies; —refreshes; '—repairs; —repels; —soothes.

Thesaurus

Florida water, abstergent, after-shave lotion, balm, balsam, bay rum, brilliantine, cathartic, cerate, chrism, cleaner, cleaning agent, cleaning solvent, cleanser, cleansing cream, cold cream, collyrium, cologne, cologne water, cream, demulcent, dentifrice, depurant, detergent, diuretic, eau de Cologne, eau de jasmin, eau de lavande, eau de rose, embrocation, emetic, emollient, enema, eye-lotion, eyewash, eyewater, face cream, hand lotion, holystone, inunction, inunctum, lanolin, lavender water, lenitive, liniment, mouthwash, nard, nauseant, oil, ointment, pomade, pomatum, pumice stone, purgative, purge, purifier, rinse, rose water, salve, shampoo, soap, solvent, soothing syrup, spikenard, synthetic detergent, toilet water, tooth powder, toothpaste, unction, unguent, unguentum, vulnerary, wash

Etymology

< Latin lotio (“a washing”) < lavare (“to wash”); see lave.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -əʊʃən

Translations

ointment that one rubs on the skin

Arabic: غسول (ar) (ghasuul) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 洗劑 (cmn), 洗剂 (cmn) (xǐjì) Finnish: voide (fi) French: lotion (fr) m.

German: Lotion (de) f. Japanese: ローション (ja) (rōshon), 化粧水 (ja) (kesōsui) Romanian: loțiune (ro) f. Russian: лосьон (ru) (los'jón) m.

See also

• cream (generally a bit thicker than a lotion)

External links

• Lotion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Lotion in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911