Lenitive

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Capable of easing pain or discomfort.
  • n. A lenitive medicine.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering.
  • adj. Mild; gentle.
  • n. An analgesic or other source of relief from pain
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient.
  • n.
  • n. A medicine or application that has the quality of easing pain or protecting from the action of irritants.
  • n. A mild purgative; a laxative.
  • n. That which softens or mitigates; that which tends to allay passion, excitement, or pain; a palliative.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Assuaging; palliating.
  • n. A medicine or an application that has the quality of easing pain; anything which softens or mitigates.
  • n. Anything which tends to allay passion or excitement; a palliative.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. remedy that eases pain and discomfort
  • adj. moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
  • Equivalent
    moderating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    curative    remedy    therapeutic    cure   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    assuasive    emollient    laxative    palliative   
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