lenitive

adj.
Capable of easing pain or discomfort.

n.
A lenitive medicine.

[Middle English lenitif, from Old French, from Medieval Latin lēnītīvus, from Latin lēnītus, past participle of lēnīre, to soothe, from lēnis, soft.]

lenitively len'i·tive·ly adv.

(lĕn'ĭ-tĭv)
adj.

Capable of easing pain or discomfort.

n.

A lenitive medicine.

[adj] capable of easing pain or discomfort
[n] anything that softens or soothes; a palliative

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: remedy that eases pain and discomfort

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The adjective lenitive has one meaning:

Meaning #1: moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
  Synonyms: alleviative, alleviatory, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - mildnende
n. - smertestillende middel

Nederlands (Dutch)
een verzachtend middel, verzachtend

Français (French)
adj. - lénifiant
n. - lénifiant

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Schmerz)linderungsmittel, Beruhigungsmittel
adj. - beruhigend, wohltuend, lindernd

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μαλακτικό
adj. - μαλακτικός, πραϋντικός, γλυκαντικός

Italiano (Italian)
lenitivo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lenitivo
adj. - calmante

Русский (Russian)
успокаивающее средство, легкое слабительное, болеутоляющий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - lenitivo
n. - lenitivo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - smärtstillande medel, palliativ
adj. - lugnande, mildrande, smärtstillande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
缓和的, 镇痛的, 止痛剂, 缓和剂

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 緩和的, 鎮痛的
n. - 止痛劑, 緩和劑

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 완화성의, 진통성의
n. - 완화제 , 진통제

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 鎮静の
n. - 鎮静剤, 緩和剤, 和らげるもの, 鎮痛剤

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مسكن, مهدئ, ملطف للألم (صفه) مهدىء, مرطب, مسهل خفيف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮משכך, מרגיע‬
n. - ‮סם הרגעה‬

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