Assuagement
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act of assuaging; mitigation; abatement.
noun.
An alleviative; a sedative.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Mitigation; abatement.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The action of
assuaging
;
appeasement
.
noun.
The condition of being assuaged.
noun.
An assuaging
medicine
or
application
.
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noun.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
Word Usage
"In the former, Lucinda asks for fulfillment, enlightenment, and the unnameable assuagement sought by all."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
comfort
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
Coreopsis
ascertainment
barm
breathing time
decrement
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
abatement
mitigation