Something that has the quality of alleviating or reducing the severity of pain, suffering, or difficulty.
From Latin alleviare (to lighten) plus the suffix -ant (serving to, tending to). Formed similarly to words like stimulant or relevant, indicating an action or quality in progress.
The word 'alleviant' is rarely used today, but it's a reminder that English once had more adjective forms—we might now say 'alleviating' instead, showing how language constantly prunes its vocabulary.
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