healing
/ˈhiːlɪŋ
/noun [mass noun]
The process of making or becoming sound or healthy again: the gift of healing...
- In the overruling providence of God, the troubling may prepare the way for healing.
- Indigenous peoples use them for very serious purposes, often having to do with healing.
- More than two hundred years later, we still find extraordinary claims being made about magnetic healing.
adjective
Tending to heal; therapeutic: a healing experience the healing process...
- Already the Park Service is telling us how healing the memorial is.
- The cartilage is considered to provide good re-enforcement for the healing tympanic membrane.
- Fiberglass casts with waterproof liners allow children to continue bathing or even go swimming during the healing process.
Synonyms
alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve, ameliorate, ease, help, soften, lessen, mitigate, attenuate, allay, salve