lenitive (redirected from lenitives)

len·i·tive  (ln-tv)

adj.

Capable of easing pain or discomfort.

n.

A lenitive medicine.

---

[Middle English lenitif, from Old French, from Medieval Latin lntvus, from Latin lntus, past participle of lnre, to soothe, from lnis, soft; see l- in Indo-European roots.]

---

leni·tive·ly adv.

---

lenitive [ˈlɛnɪtɪv]

adj

soothing or alleviating pain or distress

n

(Medicine / Pharmacology) Obsolete a lenitive drug

[from Medieval Latin lēnītīvus, from Latin lēnīre to soothe]

---

lenitive

a medicinal preparation or application for soothing pain; a palliative. — lenitive, adj.

See also: Remedies

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lenitive - remedy that eases pain and discomfort curative, cure, therapeutic, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
Adj.	1.	lenitive - moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear alleviative, alleviatory, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative moderating - lessening in intensity or strength

Translations

lenitive [ˈlenɪtɪv] ADJ → lenitivo