Dictionaries › English

lotion

Pronunciation: /ˈloʊʃən/

The English word “lotion” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
  2. A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification.

verb

  1. To cover or treat with a lotion.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English locion, borrowed from Latin lōtiōnem. See lave. Doublet of lavation.

Keep exploring: in the interactive dictionary every word of a definition is a link. Open “lotion” there

More English words

About this dictionary

The English dictionary on Glottosphere has 650,529 entries with a page. Browse the English dictionary.

Definitions are from Wiktionary, extracted by Kaikki.org, and are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.