Lenitive Definition

lĕnĭ-tĭv
adjective
Soothing or assuaging; lessening pain or distress.
Webster's New World

(of a person) Mild; gentle.

Wiktionary
noun
Anything that soothes; esp., a lenitive medicine.
Webster's New World

An analgesic or other source of relief from pain.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Lenitive

Noun

Singular:
lenitive
Plural:
lenitives

Origin of Lenitive

  • Middle English lenitif from Old French from Medieval Latin lēnītīvus from Latin lēnītus past participle of lēnīre to soothe from lēnis soft lē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Late Latin lenitivus, from Latin lenitus

    From Wiktionary

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