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Word entry · 7 letters

anodyne

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"Relieving pain"

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

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