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lénitif

French, adjective\le.ni.tif\

lénitif is a French adjective meaning “lenitive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est adoucissant”.

What does lénitif mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    lenitive

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui est adoucissant. 2. Qualifie un remède ou un médicament relâchant et tempérant.

noun: 1. Remède qui adoucit. 2. Adoucissement ; soulagement ; consolation.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of lénitif

  • lénitive feminine
  • lénitifs masculine plural
  • lénitives feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce lénitif?

  • \le.ni.tif\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.