cleansing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛn.zɪŋ/

Adjective

cleansing (comparative more cleansing, superlative most cleansing)

1. That cleanses.

   Apply the cleansing cream to your skin.

Synonyms

• detergent (uncommon); smectic (rare)

Translations

that cleanses

• Finnish: puhdistava (fi)
• French: détergent (fr), détersif (fr)
• Greek: απορρυπαντικός (el) (aporrypantikós), καθαριστικός (el) (katharistikós)
• Irish: glantach
• Italian: detergente (it) m, pulitore m
• Portuguese: detergente (pt)
• Romanian: detergent (ro)
• Russian: очищающий (ru) (očiščajuščij)
• Swedish: renande (sv), rengörande (sv)

Noun

cleansing (countable and uncountable, plural cleansings)

1. The process of removing dirt, toxins etc.

   Regular skin cleansing may help to prevent acne.

Related terms

• ethnic cleansing

Translations

the process of removing dirt, toxins etc.

• Gothic: 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 f (hraineins)
• Greek:

  Ancient: καθαρισμός m (katharismós)

• Italian: pulizia (it) f
• Russian: очище́ние (ru) n (očiščénije), чи́стка (ru) f (čístka)
• Swedish: rening (sv) c, rengöring (sv) c, rensning (sv) c

Verb

cleansing

1. present participle and gerund of cleanse

Anagrams

• cleanings, enscaling