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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something;
- Example: "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"
[syn: leaven, leavening]

2. a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid;
[syn: leaven, leavening]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Leaven \Leav"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leavened; p. pr. & vb. n. Leavening.] 1. To make light by the action of leaven; to cause to ferment. [1913 Webster] A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. --1 Cor. v. 6. [1913 Webster] 2. To imbue; to infect; to vitiate. [1913 Webster] With these and the like deceivable doctrines, he leavens also his prayer. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Leavening \Leav"en*ing\, n. 1. The act of making light, or causing to ferment, by means of leaven. [1913 Webster] 2. That which leavens or makes light. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

leavening n 1: an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor" [syn: leaven, leavening] 2: a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid [syn: leaven, leavening]