softener

soft·en  (sôfn, sfn)

v. soft·ened, soft·en·ing, soft·ens

v.tr.

1. To make soft or softer.

2. To undermine or reduce the strength, morale, or resistance of.

3. To make less harsh, strident, or critical: softened the last paragraph of the letter.

v.intr.

To become soft or softer.

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soften·er n.

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softener [ˈsɒf^ənə]

n

1. (Chemistry) a substance added to another substance to increase its softness, pliability, or plasticity

2. (Chemistry) a substance, such as a zeolite, for softening water

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

softener - a substance added to another to make it less hard conditioner - a substance used in washing (clothing or hair) to make things softer plasticiser, plasticizer - a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable chemical, chemical substance - material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules water softener - a substance (such as sodium chloride) that lessens the hardness of water by replacing calcium and magnesium ions with sodium ions and so gives the water more efficient sudsing power

Translations

softener [ˈsɒfnəʳ] N (= water softener) → descalcificador m, decalcificador m; (= fabric softener) → suavizante m

softener [ˈsɒf^ənə^r] n

(also water softener) → adoucisseur m

(also fabric softener) → adoucissant m, assouplissant m
soft focus n → flou m artistique, flou m
in soft focus → un peu flouté(e), légèrement flou(e)
soft fruit n (British) → baies fpl
soft furnishings npl (British) → tissus mpl d'ameublement
soft goods npl (US) → tissus mpl
soft-hearted [ˌsɒftˈhɑː^rtɪd] adj → au cœur tendre

softener

n → Weichmacher m; (for water also) → Enthärtungsmittel nt; (= fabric softener) → Weichspüler m, → Weichspülmittel nt

softener [ˈsɒfnəʳ] n → ammorbidente m

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softener [ˈsɒfnəʳ] n → ammorbidente m