• (n.) A medicine or application that has the quality of easing pain or protecting from the action of irritants. • (n.) That which softens or mitigates; that which tends to allay passion, excitement, or pain; a palliative. • (a.) Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient. • (n.) A m... Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/lenitive/
1. <medicine> A medicine or application that has the quality of easing pain or protecting from the action of irritants. A mild purgative; a laxative. ... 2. That which softens or mitigates; that which tends to allay passion, excitement, or pain; a palliative. 'There is one sweet Lenitive at least for evils, which Nature holds out; so I took i... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Len'i·tive (-tĭv) adjective [ Confer French lénitif . See Lenient .] Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/29
Len'i·tive noun [ Confer French lénitif .] 1. (Medicine) (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. 2. That which softens or mitigates; that which tends ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/29