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Word entry · 7 letters

anodyne

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"Relieving pain"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈæn.ə.daɪn/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted adennoyStarts with AEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2N3O4D5Y6N7E

Definitions

  1. capable of relieving pain

Word 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”).

Used in a sentence

  • The citrate is the most efficient as an alkali, but irritates some stomachs, the liquor the most anodyne, the acetate the most diuretic.
  • Classical music is rather anodyne.
  • Near-synonyms: harmless, neutral

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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