"fabric softener" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfæbrɪk ˈsɒfənər/ [Canada, UK], /ˈfæbrɪk ˈsɔfənər/ [US], /ˈfæbrɪk ˈsɑfənər/ [cot-caught-merger] Forms: fabric softeners [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fabric softener (countable and uncountable, plural fabric softeners)
  1. A chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer by coating the surface of the cloth fibers with a thin layer of chemicals; these chemicals have lubricant properties and are electrically conductive, thus making the fibers feel smoother and preventing buildup of static electricity; usually available as a liquid or as dryer sheets. Wikipedia link: fabric softener Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: fabric conditioner Translations (a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer): versagmiddel (Afrikaans), կոնդիցիոներ (kondicʻioner) (Armenian), yumuşatma (Azerbaijani), омекотител (omekotitel) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 織物柔軟劑 (Chinese Mandarin), 织物柔软剂 (zhīwù róuruǎnjì) (Chinese Mandarin), 柔順劑 (Chinese Mandarin), 柔顺剂 (róushùnjì) (Chinese Mandarin), aviváž [feminine] (Czech), skyllemiddel [neuter] (Danish), wasverzachter (Dutch), supligaĵo (Esperanto), huuhteluaine (Finnish), adoucissant [masculine] (French), Weichspüler (German), μαλακτικό (malaktikó) [neuter] (Greek), öblítő (Hungarian), öblítőszer (Hungarian), textilöblítő (Hungarian), pelembut pakaian (Indonesian), ammorbidente [masculine] (Italian), 柔軟剤 (jūnan-zai) (Japanese), 유연제 (yuyeonje) (Korean), омекнувач (omeknuvač) [masculine] (Macedonian), pelembut (Malay), tøymykner [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), płyn do zmiękczania tkanin [masculine] (Polish), amaciante [masculine] (Portuguese), balsam de rufe [neuter] (Romanian), смягчитель (smjaxčitelʹ) [neuter] (Russian), omekšivač [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), suavizante [masculine] (Spanish), suavizante textil [masculine] (Spanish), sköljmedel [neuter] (Swedish), น้ำยาปรับผ้านุ่ม (náam-yaa-bpràp-pâa-nûm) (Thai), yumuşatıcı (Turkish), пом'якшувач (pomʺjakšuvač) [masculine] (Ukrainian), làm mềm (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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        "A chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer by coating the surface of the cloth fibers with a thin layer of chemicals; these chemicals have lubricant properties and are electrically conductive, thus making the fibers feel smoother and preventing buildup of static electricity; usually available as a liquid or as dryer sheets."
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          "code": "af",
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          "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
          "word": "versagmiddel"
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          "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
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          "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
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          "word": "adoucissant"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
          "word": "Weichspüler"
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          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
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          "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
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          "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
          "word": "柔軟剤"
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          "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
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          ],
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          "code": "ro",
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          "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
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          ],
          "word": "balsam de rufe"
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          "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
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          "code": "th",
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          "roman": "náam-yaa-bpràp-pâa-nûm",
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          "word": "น้ำยาปรับผ้านุ่ม"
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
          "word": "yumuşatıcı"
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
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          "code": "vi",
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          "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
          "word": "làm mềm"
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "versagmiddel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kondicʻioner",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "կոնդիցիոներ"
    },
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "yumuşatma"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "omekotitel",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "омекотител"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "織物柔軟劑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhīwù róuruǎnjì",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "织物柔软剂"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "柔順劑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "róushùnjì",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "柔顺剂"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aviváž"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "skyllemiddel"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "wasverzachter"
    },
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "supligaĵo"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "huuhteluaine"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adoucissant"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "Weichspüler"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "malaktikó",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "μαλακτικό"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "öblítő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "öblítőszer"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "textilöblítő"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "pelembut pakaian"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ammorbidente"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "jūnan-zai",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "柔軟剤"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yuyeonje",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "유연제"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "omeknuvač",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "омекнувач"
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "pelembut"
    },
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tøymykner"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "płyn do zmiękczania tkanin"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "amaciante"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "balsam de rufe"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "smjaxčitelʹ",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "смягчитель"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "omekšivač"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
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      "word": "suavizante"
    },
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      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "sköljmedel"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "náam-yaa-bpràp-pâa-nûm",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "น้ำยาปรับผ้านุ่ม"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "yumuşatıcı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pomʺjakšuvač",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пом'якшувач"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer",
      "word": "làm mềm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fabric softener"
}

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