PALLIATIVE
Dictionary entry overview: What does palliative mean?
• PALLIATIVE (noun)
The noun PALLIATIVE has 1 sense:
1. remedy that alleviates pain without curing
Familiarity information: PALLIATIVE used as a noun is very rare.
• PALLIATIVE (adjective)
The adjective PALLIATIVE has 1 sense:
1. moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
Familiarity information: PALLIATIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PALLIATIVE (noun)
Meaning:
Remedy that alleviates pain without curing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
alleviant; palliative; alleviator
Hypernyms ("palliative" is a kind of...):
curative; cure; remedy; therapeutic (a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain)
• PALLIATIVE (adjective)
Meaning:
Moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
Synonyms:
alleviative; alleviatory; lenitive; mitigative; mitigatory; palliative
Similar:
moderating (lessening in intensity or strength)
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