lénifiant

French

Etymology

From Latin lenifians, present participle of lenifaciō (“make smooth”), from lenis (“smooth”) + faciō (“I do, I make”).

Adjective

lénifiant (feminine singular lénifiante, masculine plural lénifiants, feminine plural lénifiantes)

emollient, soothing

Further reading

“lénifiant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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