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Meaning of "lenitive" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LENITIVE

From Medieval Latin lēnītīvus, from Latin lēnīre to soothe.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LENITIVE

lenitive  [ˈlɛnɪtɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LENITIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lenitive can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LENITIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lenitive in the English dictionary

The definition of lenitive in the dictionary is soothing or alleviating pain or distress. Other definition of lenitive is a lenitive drug.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LENITIVE


admonitive
ədˈmɒnɪtɪv
affinitive
əˈfɪnɪtɪv
cognitive
ˈkɒɡnɪtɪv
competitive
kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv
definitive
dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv
genitive
ˈdʒɛnɪtɪv
infinitive
ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv
monitive
ˈmɒnɪtɪv
neurocognitive
ˌnjʊərəˈkɒɡnɪtɪv
non-punitive
ˈnɒnˈpjuːnɪtɪv
noncognitive
ˌnɒnˈkɒɡnɪtɪv
nonpunitive
ˌnɒnˈpjuːnɪtɪv
philoprogenitive
ˌfɪləʊprəʊˈdʒɛnɪtɪv
precognitive
priːˈkɒɡnɪtɪv
premonitive
prɪˈmɒnɪtɪv
primogenitive
ˌpraɪməʊˈdʒɛnɪtɪv
progenitive
prəʊˈdʒɛnɪtɪv
punitive
ˈpjuːnɪtɪv
recognitive
rɪˈkɒɡnɪtɪv
unitive
ˈjuːnɪtɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LENITIVE

lenience
leniency
lenient
leniently
lenify
Lenin
Lenin Peak
Leninabad
Leninakan
Leningrad
Leninism
Leninist
Leninite
lenis
lenite
lenities
lenition
lenitively
lenity

WORDS THAT END LIKE LENITIVE

active
additive
aperitive
capacitive
case-sensitive
false positive
fugitive
HIV-positive
inquisitive
insensitive
intransitive
intuitive
nutritive
positive
price-sensitive
primitive
prohibitive
repetitive
sensitive
time-sensitive
transitive

Synonyms and antonyms of lenitive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LENITIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lenitive» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lenitive

Translation of «lenitive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LENITIVE

Find out the translation of lenitive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lenitive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lenitive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

完全或部分缓解
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lenitivo
570 millions of speakers

English

lenitive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lenitive
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ملطف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

lenitive
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lenitivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রেচক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lénitif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lenit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lenitive
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鎮痛
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lenitive
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lenitif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dịu bớt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இதமான இருக்கிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सभ्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lenitive
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lenitivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łagodzące
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

lenitive
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

emolient
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαλακτικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verzachtend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lenitive
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lenitive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lenitive

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LENITIVE»

The term «lenitive» is normally little used and occupies the 114.039 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LENITIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lenitive» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lenitive» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lenitive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LENITIVE»

Discover the use of lenitive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lenitive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The European Magazine, and London Review
Sir Cliarlcs (without). But for a moment ! Susan. Impossible ! Sir Charles. Nothing so easy ! it it only following you. Enter Susak, followed by Sir Charlie MotiKTroRD : as he seen Dr. Lenitive, he starts. Dr. Lenitive. Heyday ! 1 shall think ] am in ...
‎1810
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The european magazine and london review containing ...
llO- Sir Charles {without). But for a moment I Susan. Impossible! Sir Charles. Nothing so easy ! it is only following you. Enter Susan, followed by Sin Charles M <m ntfoud : as hence* Dr. Lenitive, he starts. Dr. Lenitive. Heyday ! I shall think I am ...
‎1810
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The English and American Stage
ACT II. SCENE I. — C^DDr's museum. Enter Mr. and Mrs. Caddt. Cad. Poor Caroline ! this matter will soon be settled ; she'll scarcely go from her word : and I' m sure of Lenitive. So, thank heaven, my girl will be happy at last in the way I would ...
‎1807
4
The Lenitive of Sorrow : A Sermon, Delivered in the First ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Wm., Brantly, Wm T., 2010
5
Spirit of the Public Journals
Mr. Lenitive, who thought not any compositions so good as those of his own drugs, nor any strains so harmonious as those produced by his pestle and mortar , after labouring all day " pro pztblico bono,"" was not in a humour to relish, but rather ...
Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott, 1805
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A View of the Diseases of the Army in Great Britain, ...
Thomas Dickson Reide. Bark, one ounce; . Compound powder of scordium, half an ounce; Syrup, a sufficient quantity: Mix them. To be taken as above. Lenitive electuary, one ounce 3 Sal polychrest, two drachms; Jalap in powder, Gum arabic, ...
Thomas Dickson Reide, 1893
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A physical vade-mecum: or, Fifth gift of Theophilus ...
EltB. D«s. ix 3j. mì 3jQu M**t bit it Srptim*» . A Mirturiêl Btïut. a, Tak« Jalap in Powder, Lenitive Eiectuary of each 6 Ounces, Caloniel z Ounctj, Ginger in Powder i Ounce, Syrup of Solutive Roses a Quanti-y fuf- fiéienc to make k into an Eiectuary.
Robert Poole, 1741
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Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots
One word will not be used. rudimentary lenient detritus lenitive 5. A once-prized wooden toy had now become one more bit of bobbing at the lake's edge. 6. Leah urged the judge to be more with her client, who had committed no previous ...
Elizabeth Osborne, 2005
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A view of the diseases of the army: in Great Britain, ...
Lenitive electuary, one ounce ; Sal polychrest, two drachms ; Jalap in powder, Gum arabic, each one drachm ; Syrup, a sufficient quantity : Mix them. The size of a nutmeg maybe taken once or twice a-day. Lenitive electuary, one ounce ; Jalap  ...
Thomas Dickson Reide, 1793
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Historical Linguistics: Problems and Perspectives
segments left by the fortitions, when these segments are combined in real-time utterances, and he will thus allow certain lenitive substitutions to apply. In a language with no /%/, a speaker may produce [%] when /$/ appears adjacent to labial ...
Charles Jones, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LENITIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lenitive is used in the context of the following news items.
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School notes: Herndon High School vandalized
Questions on the test included spelling the words “gorgoneion” and “jibboom” and providing the definitions of “lenitive” (soothing) and ... «Fairfaxtimes.com, Jun 15»
2
Editorial: How we spell proud: U-M-A
How many do you know -- we're embarrassed to admit how many we didn't -- from the following list: comestible, gazetteer, lenitive, expatiate, ... «Quad-Cities Online, May 15»
3
Lakewood's Sylvie Lamontagne headed to semifinals of Scripps …
Lenitive means: Answer: soothing 16. When people expatiate, they: Answer: speak at length 17. Something described as lilliputian is very: ... «The Denver Channel, May 15»
4
La Tisana “Magica” che Combatte Febbre e Raffreddore, Ricetta
Il limone è conosciuto fin dall'antichità per le sue proprietà antisettiche, lenitive e corroboranti. Inoltre contiene un alto tasso di vitamina C, utile ... «Vita Da Mamma, Feb 15»
5
Una crema per coccolare i piedi
Questa crema unisce le proprietà emollienti del burro di cacao e del burro di karitè a quelle disinfettanti, purificanti, antifungine, lenitive e ... «LifeGate, Feb 15»
6
Endometriosi e internet: i rischi della disinformazione
L'oleolito del fiore di calendula è conosciuto per le sue proprietà lenitive ed emollienti, ed è un ingrediente di molte formulazioni cosmetiche. Che il massaggio ... «Medicitalia.it, Jan 15»
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Lit Oblivion: The cruel songs of Comte de Lautréamont's Les Chants …
“The most lenitive potion I prescribe for you is a basinful of lumpy blennorrhagic pus into which were previously dissolved a pilose ovarian cyst, ... «Weekly Alibi, Dec 14»
8
PAPERMILK: carta al latte ideata in Italia
... loro proprietà: questi nuovi tessuti infatti sono sempre più utilizzati nella moda soprattutto perchè rilasciano sulla pelle sostanze lenitive ed ammorbidenti. «Desainer.it, Nov 14»
9
After suicide, all that helps is love
If we can't find reason or meaning or some lenitive hope behind a death, how can we console in its aftermath? How can we say anything that ... «Albany Times Union, Aug 14»
10
Hypericum perforatum: la celebre "erba di San Giovanni" o …
... impiegato per massaggi e frizioni nelle zone colpite da dolori articolari, ha proprietà lenitive, emollienti e restitutive, è ottimo per pelli secche, ... «Meteo Web, Jun 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Lenitive [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lenitive>. Jun 2026 ».
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