Lotion

Pronunciation `

• Rhymes: -əʊʃən

Origin

From Latin lotio ("a washing"), from lavo ("to wash"); see lave.

Full definition of lotion

Noun

1. A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
2. (archaic) A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification.

Verb

1. (transitive) To cover or treat with a lotion.
• 2005, Ryan Phillips, Fall from Grace (page 52)Grace lotions her arms and legs and joins him in the large walk-in closet where they change out of their clothes and into their pajamas—loose-fitting cotton bottoms for Mike and a lace-trimmed baby doll nightie for Grace.
• 2011, Jeanne Starr Gater, Bring Back Summertime (page 89)I would finish my daily ranging session by lotioning his legs, and lotioning and rubbing his feet.