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    anodyne
    /ˈanədʌɪn/

    adjective

    • 1. not likely to cause offence or disagreement and somewhat dull: "anodyne music"

    noun

    • 1. a painkilling drug or medicine: "she had even refused anodynes"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › anodyneAnodyne Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Nov 12, 2011 · noun. 1. : something that soothes, calms, or comforts. The sweetness of sojourn there … was an anodyne for the sorrows the pilgrims had endured … Amy Kelly. 2. : a drug that allays pain. Did you know?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishANODYNE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ANODYNE definition: 1. intended to avoid causing offence or disagreement, especially by not expressing strong feelings…. Learn more.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishANODYNE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe something as anodyne, you are criticizing it because it has no strong characteristics and is not likely to excite, interest, or upset anyone. [ formal , disapproval ] Their quarterly meetings were anodyne affairs.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishanodyne adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of anodyne adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › anodyneAnodyne - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    noun. a medicine used to relieve pain. synonyms: analgesic, pain pill, painkiller. see more. adjective. not causing disapproval. synonyms: innocuous, unobjectionable. inoffensive. giving no offense. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Anodyne." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/anodyne.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › anodyne_adjanodyne, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective anodyne mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective anodyne. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. anodyne has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › anodyne_nanodyne, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    OED's earliest evidence for anodyne is from around 1425, in Bernard de Gordon's Lilium Medicinae. It is also recorded as an adjective from the Middle English period (1150—1500). anodyne is of multiple origins.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › anodyneAnodyne - definition of anodyne by The Free Dictionary

    1. Capable of soothing or eliminating pain. 2. Relaxing: anodyne novels about country life. 3. Watered-down; insipid: "Many journalists, desperate to escape the anodyne and often absurd publicity releases, were drawn to Bogart's caustic, irreverent and highly quotable outbursts" (Jeffrey Meyers). n. 1.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › anodyneANODYNE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a medicine that relieves or allays pain. anything that relieves distress or pain: The music was an anodyne to his grief. adjective. relieving pain: a book detailing the anodyne properties of certain plants. soothing to the mind or feelings: the anodyne effects of a month's vacation. weakened and made bland, as to avoid harm or controversy:

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryANODYNE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ANODYNE meaning: 1. intended to avoid causing offence or disagreement, especially by not expressing strong feelings…. Learn more.