Definitions for lenitives

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lenitives len·i·tive

Spelling: [len-i-tiv]

IPA: /ˈlɛn ɪ tɪv/

Lenitives is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 294 anagrams from letters in lenitives (eeiilnstv).

Definitions for lenitives

noun

1. a lenitive medicine or application.
2. a mild laxative.
3. Archaic. anything that softens or soothes.

adjective

1. softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.
2. mildly laxative.

Origin of lenitives

From the Medieval Latin word lēnītīvus, dating back to 1535-45. See lenition, -ive

Examples for lenitives

Not in a state of lenitive pain, sanative, and in some degree encouraging, but in a condition of incipient mortification.

And in the hospital of the mind, the lenitive and fostering measures have a still larger share in the work of a moral restoration.