Definition of lenitive

• a. - Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient.
• n. - A medicine or application that has the quality of easing pain or protecting from the action of irritants.
• n. - A mild purgative; a laxative.
• n. - That which softens or mitigates; that which tends to allay passion, excitement, or pain; a palliative.