lenitive

lenitive
    adj 1: moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
           [syn: {alleviative}, {alleviatory}, {lenitive},
           {mitigative}, {mitigatory}, {palliative}]
    n 1: remedy that eases pain and discomfort
    

Lenitive \Len"i*tive\ (-t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. l['e]nitif. See
   {Lenient}.]
   Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or
   acrimony; assuasive; emollient.
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Lenitive \Len"i*tive\, n. [Cf. F. l['e]nitif.]
   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.
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   2. That which softens or mitigates; that which tends to allay
      passion, excitement, or pain; a palliative.
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            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.
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93 Moby Thesaurus words for "lenitive":
      alleviating, alleviative, alleviator, altering, analgesic,
      anesthetic, anodyne, assuager, assuasive, balm, balmy, balsam,
      balsamic, benumbing, bounding, brilliantine, calmant, calmative,
      cathartic, chrism, cleansing, cold cream, collyrium, cream,
      cushion, deadening, demulcent, dolorifuge, dulling, easing,
      embrocation, emollient, extenuating, extenuatory, eye-lotion,
      eyewash, face cream, hand lotion, inunction, inunctum, lanolin,
      limitative, limiting, lotion, lubricant, lubricating,
      lubricational, lubricative, mitigating, mitigative, mitigator,
      mitigatory, moderator, modificatory, modifying, modulator,
      modulatory, mollifier, nard, numbing, ointment, pacificator,
      pacifier, pain-killing, palliative, peacemaker, pomade, pomatum,
      purgative, qualificative, qualificatory, qualifying, relieving,
      remedial, restraining hand, restricting, restrictive, salve,
      sedative, shock absorber, softening, soother, soothing,
      soothing syrup, spikenard, stabilizer, subduing, temperer,
      tranquilizer, unction, unguent, unguentum, wiser head