LENITIVE
Len"i*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. lénitif. See Lenient.]
Defn: Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient.
LENITIVE
Len"i*tive, n. Etym: [Cf. F. lénitif.]
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.
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 it kindly at her hands, and fell asleep. Sterne.
LENITIVENESS
Len"i*tive*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being lenitive.
LENITUDE
Len"i*tude, n. Etym: [L. lenitudo.]
Defn: The quality or habit of being lenient; lenity. [Obs.] Blount.
LENITY
Len"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. lenitas, fr. lenis soft, mild: cf. OF. lenité.
See Lenient.]