adjective
- having the quality of easing pain or discomfort; soothing
Usage: medical; formal
noun
- a medicine or treatment that relieves pain or discomfort
Usage: medical; formal
Examples
- The doctor prescribed a lenitive cream for the patient’s inflamed skin.
- Warm compresses can have a lenitive effect on sore muscles.
- The herbal tea served as a gentle lenitive for her upset stomach.
- Ancient physicians used various lenitive remedies to ease suffering.
- The lenitive properties of aloe vera make it popular for treating burns.
- She applied the lenitive ointment to reduce the swelling.