(phonetics, phonology) A weakening of articulation causing a consonant to become lenis (soft).

plural of lenition

Analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering. / Laxative; easing the bowels. / (of a person) Mild; gentle.

An analgesic or other source of relief from pain / A laxative.

(phonetics, phonology, transitive) To cause (a consonant) to undergo lenition. / (phonetics, phonology, intransitive) To undergo lenition.

plural of lenitive

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lenite

simple past tense and past participle of lenite

present participle of lenite

The quality of being lenitive.