unguent

noun

un·​guent ˈəŋ-gwənt 

ˈən-;

ˈən-jənt 

: a soothing or healing salve : ointment

Examples of unguent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cosmetics emporium Belizean Breezes Soap Co. sells all-natural unguents for face and body. — Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2025

All the perfumed unguents and performative rituals of fame are present. — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025

The first was molecules from embalming ingredients such as oils, waxes and unguents. — Sarah Everts, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025

TikTok has its Get Ready With Mes, where influencers chat over their plethora of skin-nourishing unguents and artful makeup products. — Constance Grady, Vox, 6 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin unguentum — more at ointment

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

unguent

noun

un·​guent ˈəŋ-gwənt  ˈən- 

ˈən-jənt

: a soothing or healing salve : ointment

Medical Definition

unguent

noun

un·​guent

ˈəŋ-gwənt also ˈən-jənt

: a soothing or healing salve : ointment