assouplissement

French

Etymology

From assouplir (“to relax; to soften”) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

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Noun

assouplissement m (plural assouplissements)

1. relaxation
2. softening

Derived terms

• assouplissement quantitatif

Further reading

• “assouplissement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.