Lenitive (Adjective)
Meaning
Moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The lenitive effects of the medication helped to alleviate the patient's suffering.
- The lenitive tone of the music was a balm to the grieving family's emotional pain.
- The counselor's words of comfort had a lenitive effect on the traumatized child.
- The lenitive warmth of the bath helped to soothe the woman's aching muscles.
- The lenitive quality of the peaceful surroundings brought solace to the troubled mind.