noun
lotion
LOH-shuhn
noun
1
A liquid or cream applied to the skin for moisturizing, healing, or cosmetic purposes.
"She rubbed lotion into her hands after washing the dishes."
"The pharmacist recommended a lotion for the sunburn."
How to Use Lotion
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA liquid you rub on your skin, usually to moisturize or soothe it.
Common pairings
hand lotion
apply lotion
body lotion
Word Forms
lotioned past tense, lotions plural, lotions singular
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Etymology
From Latin lotio, meaning "a washing," from the verb lavare, "to wash" — the same root as "lave."