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calmative

calmative

1 7.5
Having a soothing effect that reduces worry
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɑːmətɪv/
  • Specialized
translation icon : calmante
  • Many people turn to herbal teas as a calmative remedy during stressful times.

Examples

  • " Antispasmodic, calmative, diaphoretic, diuretic, narcotic.

    Blog text (19)

  • Besides Shearer's book, examples of calmative tales include Oughton (1996) and Desimini's (illustrator) How the Stars Fell Into the Sky: A Navajo Legend.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The doctor recommended a calmative to help ease her anxiety before the procedure.

  • He found that meditation served as a natural calmative in his busy life.

Synonyms

soothing
vscalmative
81 2.9

That makes pain or worry feel less strong

is about lowering anxiety or agitation rather than easing physical pain
relaxing
vscalmative
47 1.0

Making you feel calm and comfortable

focuses on reducing anxiety and agitation rather than general comfort
sedative
vscalmative
2 5.8

Calming and making someone feel sleepy

focuses on calming quality rather than causing drowsiness or sleep
tranquilising
vscalmative
  • UK
6.4

That makes a person feel calm and less anxious

is more about the general quality of calming rather than active effect
assuasive
vscalmative
  • Formal
9.9

Making someone feel calm and less worried

is the general calming quality rather than the reassuring comfort
tranquilizing
vscalmative
  • US
6.2

To make someone feel calm and less worried

is about the general calming quality rather than directly inducing relaxation

Antonyms

disturbing
304 4.2

Causing worry or fear

agitating
7.0

Causing people to feel angry or annoyed

How Calming

tranquilizing
  • US
6.2
calmative
  • Specialized
1 7.5
soothing
81 2.9
relaxing
47 1.0

Surface Forms

calmative positive

Morphology

calmative = calm (transparent) = calm + ative

Formed by adding the productive adjective-forming suffix '-ative' to the base 'calm', yielding 'having the quality of calming', which is straightforward for learners familiar with similar adjectives.

Etymology

Calmative comes from the simple word calm plus the ending -ative, which means 'causing' or 'having' a quality. So, as an adjective, calmative describes something 'having the power to calm'.