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anodyne

ano·dyne

US/ˈæn.ə.daɪn/ uncommon
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

adjective

1.

capable of relieving pain

  • “the anodyne properties of certain drugs”
  • “an analgesic effect”
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Origin

From Middle English anodine, from Medieval Latin anōdynos (“stilling or relieving pain”), from Ancient Greek ἀνώδυνος (anṓdunos, “free from pain”), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὀδύνη (odúnē, “pain”). Adjective sense “noncontentious” probably through French anodin (“harmless, trivial”), of same origin.

Phrases

  • anodyne necklace

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