Definition of Lenitive

1. Noun. Remedy that eases pain and discomfort.

Generic synonyms: Curative, Cure, Remedy, Therapeutic

2. Adjective. Moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear.

Definition of Lenitive

1. a. Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient.

2. n. A medicine or application that has the quality of easing pain or protecting from the action of irritants.

Definition of Lenitive

1. Adjective. Analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering. ¹

2. Adjective. (context: of a person) Mild; gentle. ¹

3. Noun. An analgesic or other source of relief from pain ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lenitive

1. a soothing medicine [n -S]

Medical Definition of Lenitive

1. 1. A medicine or application that has the quality of easing pain or protecting from the action of irritants. A mild purgative; a laxative. 2. That which softens or mitigates; that which tends to allay passion, excitement, or pain; a palliative. "There is one sweet Lenitive at least for evils, which Nature holds out; so I took it kindly at her hands, and fell asleep." (Sterne) Origin: Cf. F. Lenitif. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lenitive

lenified
lenifies
lenify
lenifying
leniment
leniments
leningradite
lenis
lenite
lenited
lenites
lenities
leniting
lenition
lenitions
lenitive (current term)
lenitively
lenitiveness
lenitives
lenitude
lenity
lenni-lenape
lennilenapeite
lennow
lennox-gastaut syndrome
lennox syndrome
lenns
leno
lenoblite
lenocinant

Literary usage of Lenitive

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Practical therapeutics by Edward John Waring (1874)
"In Habitual Constipation, in the Constipation of Pregnancy, and in the Puerperal State, senna, particularly in the form of the confection (the old lenitive ..."

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