fabric softener

noun

: a product used to make laundered fabrics softer and fluffier

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Avoid fabric softeners; instead, use wool dryer balls and remove sheets promptly from the dryer to minimize wrinkles. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 June 2025 Add fabric softener to help prevent lint from forming. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2024 Add detergent as normal, but skip the fabric softener. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 July 2025 That goes for fabric softener, coffee grounds, bay leaves, and sonic repellant devices, which have no scientific basis. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for fabric softener

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fabric softener was in 1955

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“Fabric softener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fabric%20softener. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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