Alleviative

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alleviative \Al*le"vi*a*tive\, a.
     Tending to alleviate. -- n. That which alleviates.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  alleviative
       adj : moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear [syn:
             {alleviatory}, {lenitive}, {mitigative}, {mitigatory},
             {palliative}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  55 Moby Thesaurus words for "alleviative":
     alleviating, alleviator, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, assuager,
     assuasive, balm, balmy, balsamic, benumbing, calmant, calmative,
     cathartic, cleansing, cushion, deadening, demulcent, disburdening,
     disencumbering, dolorifuge, dulling, easing, emollient, lenitive,
     lightening, mitigating, mitigative, mitigator, moderator,
     modulator, mollifier, numbing, pacificator, pacifier, pain-killing,
     palliative, peacemaker, purgative, relieving, remedial,
     restraining hand, salve, sedative, shock absorber, softening,
     soother, soothing, soothing syrup, stabilizer, subduing, temperer,
     tranquilizer, unburdening, wiser head