English noun: maceration | |||
| 1. | maceration (process) softening due to soaking or steeping | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | softening | ||
| 2. | maceration (attribute) extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) | ||
| Synonyms | boniness, bonyness, emaciation, gauntness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | leanness, spareness, thinness | ||