lotion
French, noun\lo.sjɔ̃\
lotion is spelled L-O-T-I-O-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 37,217th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lotion is a French feminine noun meaning “lotion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de mouiller, d’imbiber d’un liquide quelque partie du corps pour l’adoucir, l’amollir, la rafraîchir…”.
What does lotion mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelotion
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de mouiller, d’imbiber d’un liquide quelque partie du corps pour l’adoucir, l’amollir, la rafraîchir, etc. 2. Liquide qui sert à cet usage. 3. Action de laver des terres, des cendres ou autres matières, pour en extraire les parties solubles qu’elles contiennent.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lotion
- lotions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lotion?
- \lo.sjɔ̃\
- \lɔ.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lotion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lotion in French?
lotion appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).