restorative
Syllables: re·stora·tive/ɹɪˈstɒɹətɪv/
restorative adjective: serving to restore.
Adjective
restorative (comparative more restorative, superlative most restorative)
- Serving to restore.
- After a long day working in the fields Clarence took comfort in a restorative pint of beer.
- Destroys life's enemy, / Hunger, with sweet restorative delight.1671, John Milton, “The Second Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- roborant, roborative, roborating
Noun
restorative (plural restoratives)
- Something with restoring properties.
- Marianne’s joy was almost a degree beyond happiness, so great was the perturbation of her spirits and her impatience to be gone. Her unwillingness to quit her mother was her only restorative to calmness; and at the moment of parting her grief on that score was excessive.1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, Chapter 25
- For Louis XIV's advancing age, a drink consisting of sugar, distilled spirits, and orange water was recommended as a restorative of vigor.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 211
- An alcoholic drink, especially with tonic.
- “Well, let's hope you're right, darling. In the meantime,” said Kipper, “if I don't get that whisky-and-soda soon, I shall disintegrate. Would you mind if I went in search of it, Mrs Travers?” “It's the very thing I was about to suggest myself. Dash along and drink your fill, my unhappy young stag...1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XIV, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC
restorative meaning in Tamil and Kannada
restorative in Tamil
- நலமீட்பு, நலமூட்டி, நலம் ஊக்கி
restorative in Kannada
- ಪುನಶ್ಚೈತನ್ಯಕಾರಿ, ಪುನಶ್ಚೈತನ್ಯದಾಯಿ, ಪುನರಾರೋಗ್ಯದಾಯಿ
Examples of restorative in a sentence
- Whether you need to recover from a stressful day, a strenuous workout or even an injury or surgery, restorative yoga may be just the thing for you.2017 February 17, Dana Santas, “Recovering from surgery or stress? Yoga can help”, in CNN:
- Dash along and drink your fill, my unhappy young stag at eve.” “I'm feeling rather like a restorative, too,” said Bobbie.1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XIV, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:
Synonyms of restorative
Antonyms
Forms of restorative
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more restorative |
| superlative | most restorative |
| Noun | |
| plural | restoratives |
Origin of restorative
From Middle English restoratif, restoratyve, from Old French restoratif, restauratif and Medieval Latin restaurātīvus. Equivalent to restore + -ative.
Words formed from restorative
Questions about restorative
- What does restorative mean?
- Restorative means serving to restore.
- What is restorative in Tamil?
- Restorative in Tamil is நலமீட்பு, நலமூட்டி, நலம் ஊக்கி. See Restorative meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use restorative in a sentence?
- Whether you need to recover from a stressful day, a strenuous workout or even an injury or surgery, restorative yoga may be just the thing for you.
- What part of speech is restorative?
- Restorative can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce restorative?
- Restorative is pronounced /ɹɪˈstɒɹətɪv/.
Words near restorative in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: restorative (page history and authors); restorative (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); restorative (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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