"softener" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsɒfənər/ [Canada, UK], /ˈsɔfənər/ [US], /ˈsɑfənər/ [cot-caught-merger] Forms: softeners [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English softener, equivalent to soften + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|softener}} Middle English softener, {{suf|en|soften|er|id2=agent noun}} soften + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} softener (plural softeners)
  1. One who, or that which, softens.
    A water softener.
    Sense id: en-softener-en-noun--RdvvjCK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 15 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 79 9 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 9 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 16 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 16 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 59 20 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 60 20 20
  2. One who, or that which, softens.
    Fabric softener.
    Sense id: en-softener-en-noun-mH5J4gxK
  3. One who, or that which, softens.
    (chemistry) A substance added to make something softer.
    Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-softener-en-noun-~psmttmI Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: stool softener Translations (one who, or that which, softens): փափկացնող (pʻapʻkacʻnoġ) (Armenian), suavizante [masculine] (Portuguese)
Disambiguation of 'one who, or that which, softens': 33 33 33

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɑfənər/",
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        "cot-caught-merger"
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    }
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɑfənər/",
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      "word": "փափկացնող"
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    }
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}

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