lenitive

lenitive is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient.
2. noun. A medicine or application that has the quality of easing pain or protecting from the action of irritants.
3. noun. A mild purgative; a laxative.
4. noun. That which softens or mitigates; that which tends to allay passion, excitement, or pain; a palliative.
5. noun. remedy that eases pain and discomfort
6. adjective. moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

   Synonyms: alleviative, alleviatory, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative

Synonyms

alleviative, alleviatory, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative

Common word forms

lenitives, lenitively, lenitiveness

Words from these letters

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