Sekirov Dictionary

anodyne

/ˈæn.ə.daɪn/

adjective 3
noun 2
forms 3

adjective3

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Capable of soothing or eliminating pain.
- The citrate is the most efficient as an alkali, but irritates some stomachs, the liquor the most anodyne, the acetate the most diuretic. — 1910
•
Noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate.
- It all became so routine, so anodyne, so dull. — 2003
•
(figurative) Soothing or relaxing.
- Classical music is rather anodyne.

noun2

Any medicine or other agent that relieves pain.
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(figurative) A source of relaxation or comfort.
- The air was heavy with the perfume of the flowers, and their beauty seemed to bring him an anodyne for his pain. — 1891

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