Word Meaning

lenitive definition and meaning

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