/ Dictionary / Index L lenitive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: len•i•tive Pronunciation: (len'i-tiv), [key] — adj. softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications. mildly laxative. —n. a lenitive medicine or application. a mild laxative. anything that softens or soothes. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: lenitive (Thesaurus) lenition lenity Related Content Daily Word Quiz: lunar Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language