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Showing words for LENITIVE using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Lenitive
[1] softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.
[2] mildly laxative.
[3] a lenitive medicine or application.
[4] a mild laxative.
[5] Archaic . anything that softens or soothes.
[6] soothing or alleviating pain or distress
[7] obsolete a lenitive drug
Words related to Lenitive
tepid, delicate, peaceful, sunny, balmy, breezy, benign, warm, weak, calm, smooth, bland, mellow, moderate, soft, cool, soothing, mesmerizing, balm, ointment
Words nearby Lenitive
leninsk-kuznetski, lenis, lenite, lenitic, lenition, lenitive, lenity, lenni lenape, lennon, lennox, lennox-gastaut syndrome
Origin of Lenitive
From the Medieval Latin word lēnītīvus, dating back to 1535–45. See lenition, -ive
Other words from Lenitive
len·i·tive·ly , adverb
len·i·tive·ness , noun
Word origin for Lenitive
C16: from Medieval Latin lēnītīvus, from Latin lēnīre to soothe
Synonyms for Lenitive
balmy, benign, bland, breezy, calm, cool, delicate, mellow, moderate, peaceful, smooth, soft, sunny, tepid, warm, weak, benignant, blah, choice, clear, clement, dainty, demulcent, easy, emollient, exquisite, faint, fine, flat, genial, ho-hum, lenient, light, lukewarm, medium, mollifying, nothing, nothing much, pabulum, pacific, placid, soothing, tempered, untroubled, vanilla, wimpy