lenitive vs palliative

lenitive and palliative both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lenitive	Yes	Yes	No	No
palliative	Yes	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, lenitive and palliative are synonyms defined as:

lenitive and palliative: moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

Other synonyms of lenitive include alleviative, alleviatory, mitigative, mitigatory.

lenitive (noun)	palliative (noun)
remedy that eases pain and discomfort	remedy that alleviates pain without curing

lenitive (adjective)	palliative (adjective)
moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear	moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear