lenitive

adj, noun — 5 senses

lenitive

adj

Etymology From Latin lēnīt(us) (“softened”) + -ive, from lēniō (“to soften, soothe”), from lēnis (“soft”).

1

Analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering.

2

Laxative; easing the bowels.

3

Of a person Mild; gentle.

Derived terms: lenitively, lenitiveness

lenitive

noun

Etymology From Latin lēnīt(us) (“softened”) + -ive, from lēniō (“to soften, soothe”), from lēnis (“soft”).

1

An analgesic or other source of relief from pain

It is now full time to free him from all these necessities, and to apply cordials and lenitives, after those severities which have already had their full course against him.1688, David Hume, The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I, Part E:
Upon the whole, as the author seems to share all the common miseries of life, he appears to partake likewise of its lenitives and abatements.1825, Samuel Johnson, The Works of Samuel Johnson in Nine Volumes:

1 more example

Their pain soft arts of pharmacy can ease, Thy breast alone no lenitives appease.1899, Alexander Pope, The Iliad of Homer:

2

A laxative.

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