lenitive
[ len-i-tiv ]
/ ˈlɛn ɪ tɪv /
adjective
softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.
mildly laxative.
noun
a lenitive medicine or application.
a mild laxative.
Archaic.
anything that softens or soothes.
Origin of lenitive
OTHER WORDS FROM lenitive
len·i·tive·ly, adverb len·i·tive·ness, nounWords nearby lenitive
leninsk-kuznetski,
lenis,
lenite,
lenitic,
lenition,
lenitive,
lenity,
lenni lenape,
lennon,
lennox,
lennox-gastaut syndrome
Example sentences from the Web for lenitive
And in the hospital of the mind, the lenitive and fostering measures have a still larger share in the work of a moral restoration.
Not in a state of lenitive pain, sanative, and in some degree encouraging, but in a condition of incipient mortification.
Perlycross |R. D. Blackmore
British Dictionary definitions for lenitive
lenitive
/ (ˈlɛnɪtɪv) /
adjective
soothing or alleviating pain or distress
noun
obsolete
a lenitive drug
Word Origin for lenitive
C16: from Medieval Latin
lēnītīvus, from Latin
lēnīre to soothe
Medical definitions for lenitive
lenitive
[ lĕn′ĭ-tĭv ]
adj.
Capable of easing pain or discomfort.
n.
A lenitive medicine.