There is a word for lying when you are trying to preserve someone's feelings. I don't know what the word is, what it starts with, or anything. I just know that I heard a word before, and when I asked what it meant, it was explained to me that it meant "lying to protect someone from the truth" or something like that. If you know words that mean this or are similar in meaning, please help me! Thanks!
It's like a special, sophisticated word. I know that it isn't just white lie or lying. It's a more diverse word, used in better writing and stuff. It was a pretty long word too, but I just can't recall what it is.