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English

Adjective

analgesic|Analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering.

it:lenitive pt:lenitive te:lenitive vi:lenitive zh:lenitive

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
[1913 Webster]

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

Moby Dictionary
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