Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From Latin lēnīt(us) (“softened”) + -ive, from lēniō (“to soften, soothe”), from lēnis (“soft”).
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| most lenitive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more lenitive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
es lenitivo (Translations)
From Latin lēnīt(us) (“softened”) + -ive, from lēniō (“to soften, soothe”), from lēnis (“soft”).
Upon the whole, as the author seems to share all the common miseries of life, he appears to partake likewise of its lenitives and abatements.1825, Samuel Johnson, The Works of Samuel Johnson in Nine Volumes:
It is now full time to free him from all these necessities, and to apply cordials and lenitives, after those severities which have already had their full course against him.1688, David Hume, The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I, Part E:
Their pain soft arts of pharmacy can ease, Thy breast alone no lenitives appease.1899, Alexander Pope, The Iliad of Homer:
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| lenitives | Number=Plur | lexicographic |