ointment

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
2. (countable, uncountable) A substance used to anoint, as in religious rituals.

Synonyms

salve

unguent

lotion

cream

liniment

balm

unction

oil

plaster

balsam

pomade

paste

emollient

grease

medicine

💊

embrocation

unguentum

juice

fat

greasy

gravy

chuff

futz

curd

fuck

👉👌

goo

mucus

frock

cumin

honey

🍯

cerate

frig

freak

cum

frame

malt

flip

buttermilk

lot

load

mayonnaise

medicament

mess

mettle

milk

🥛

muck

flame

oats

lather

fetch

Translations

ungüento

pommade

Salbe

unguento

pomada

onguent

pomata

zalf

smeersel

balsamo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: oinement

In summary

A later form (as if oint + -ment) of Middle English oinement, borrowed from Old French oignement (“an anointing”), from oigner, oindre, ongier (“to anoint”), from Latin ung(u)ō (“I anoint”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“to smear, anoint”). Partly displaced native Old English sealf, whence modern salve.