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- [pal-ee-ey-tiv, -ee-uh-tiv]
- /ˈpæl iˌeɪ tɪv, -i ə tɪv/
- /ˈpæl.i.ə.tɪv/
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- [pal-ee-ey-tiv, -ee-uh-tiv]
- /ˈpæl iˌeɪ tɪv, -i ə tɪv/
Definitions of palliative word
- adjective palliative serving to palliate. 1
- noun palliative something that palliates. 1
- adjective palliative relieving pain or suffering 1
- noun palliative sth that relieves suffering 1
- countable noun palliative A palliative is a drug or medical treatment that relieves suffering without treating the cause of the suffering. 0
- countable noun palliative A palliative is an action that is intended to make the effects of a problem less severe but does not actually solve the problem. 0
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Origin of palliative
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
From the French word palliatif, dating back to 1535-45. See palliate, -ive
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Parts of speech for Palliative
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
palliative popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for palliative
noun palliative
- alcohol — Drinks that can make people drunk, such as beer, wine, and whisky, can be referred to as alcohol.
- alky — a heavy drinker or alcoholic
- alleviation — an alleviating or being alleviated
- balm — Balm is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from some tropical trees and used to make creams that heal wounds or reduce pain.
- canned heat — fuel packaged to be used in small cans for heating, as with chafing dishes or in portable stoves.
adj palliative
- antidotal — a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
- balsamic — any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm-of-Gilead. Compare balm (def 1).
- consolatory — consoling or tending to console; comforting
- corrective — Corrective measures or techniques are intended to put right something that is wrong.
- demulcent — soothing; mollifying
adjective palliative
- alleviating — to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.
- calmative — (of a remedy or agent) sedative
- calming — soothing; tranquillizing
- consoling — to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort: Only his children could console him when his wife died.
- counteracting — Present participle of counteract.
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