Definition of palliative Palliative
/pæˈliʌtɪv/ - [patleeutiv] - pal•li•a•tive
We found 7 definitions of palliative from 4 different sources.
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What does palliative mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: palliatives |
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| palliative - remedy that alleviates pain without curing | ||
| alleviant, alleviator | ||
| curative, cure, therapeutic, remedy a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain | ||
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Wiktionary 
- palliative (Noun)
Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine. - palliative (Adjective)
Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate. - palliative (Adjective)
Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the usually incurable disease.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- palliative (a.)
Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate. - palliative (n.)
That which palliates; a palliative agent.
Part of speech
🔤- palliative, noun, singular of palliatives.
