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Calm vs Lenitive - What's the difference?

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Calm is a related term of lenitive.


In of a person|lang=en terms the difference between calm and lenitive

is that calm is (of a person) peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety while lenitive is (of a person) mild; gentle.

As adjectives the difference between calm and lenitive

is that calm is (of a person) peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety while lenitive is analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering.

As nouns the difference between calm and lenitive

is that calm is (in a person) the state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion while lenitive is an analgesic or other source of relief from pain.

As a verb calm

is to make calm.

calm

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • (of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
  • (of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.
  • (of water) with little waves on the surface.
  • Without wind or storm.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * (free from anger and anxiety) stressed, nervous, anxious * (free of noise and disturbance) disturbed * (without wind or storm) windy, stormy

    Derived terms

    * calm as a millpond * ice-calm

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
  • (in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
  • A period of time without wind.
  • * Bible, Mark iv. 39
    • The wind ceased, and there was a great calm .

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * ice-calm

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make calm.
    • to calm a crying baby
    to calm the passions
  • * Dryden
    • to calm the tempest raised by Aeolus
  • To become calm.

    • Synonyms

    * calm down, cool off, ease, pacify, quieten, soothe, subdue

    Anagrams

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    lenitive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering.
  • (of a person) Mild; gentle.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An analgesic or other source of relief from pain
  • * {{quote-book, year=1688, author=David Hume, title=The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I, Part E, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=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. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1825, author=Samuel Johnson, title=The Works of Samuel Johnson in Nine Volumes, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=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. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1899, author=Alexander Pope, title=The Iliad of Homer, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Their pain soft arts of pharmacy can ease, Thy breast alone no lenitives appease. }} ----