LENITIVE

alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative

(adjective) moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

lenitive

(noun) remedy that eases pain and discomfort

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

lenitive (comparative more lenitive, superlative most lenitive)

Analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering.

Laxative; easing the bowels.

(of a person) Mild; gentle.

Noun

lenitive (plural lenitives)

An analgesic or other source of relief from pain

A laxative.

Source: Wiktionary

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Len"i*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. lénitif. See Lenient.]

Definition: Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient.

Len"i*tive, n. Etym: [Cf. F. lénitif.]

1. (Med.) (a) A medicine or application that has the quality of easing pain or protecting from the action of irritants. (b) 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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