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leniment

leniment noun: something that soothes; a sedative or comforter.

Noun

leniment (plural leniments)

  1. (obsolete) Something that soothes; a sedative or comforter.

Forms of leniment

pluralleniments

Origin of leniment

From Latin lenimentum. Compare Old French leniment. See lenient.

Questions about leniment

What does leniment mean?
Leniment means something that soothes; a sedative or comforter.
What part of speech is leniment?
Leniment is a noun.
What is the plural of leniment?
The plural of leniment is leniments.

Words near leniment in the dictionary

  1. lenifies
  2. lenify
  3. lenifying
  4. Lenihan
  5. Lenihans
  6. leniment
  7. leniments
  8. Lenin
  9. Lenina
  10. Lenine
  11. Leninesque

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