palliative vs lenitive

palliative and lenitive both are nouns.

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

As adjectives, palliative and lenitive are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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

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