anodyne
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an·o·dyne
(ăn′ə-dīn′)adj.
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. A medicine, such as aspirin, that relieves pain.
2. A source of soothing comfort.
[Latin anōdynus, from Greek anōdunos, free from pain : an-, without; see a-1 + odunē, pain; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]
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anodyne
(ˈænəˌdaɪn)n
1. (Pharmacology) a drug that relieves pain; analgesic
2. anything that alleviates mental distress
adj
capable of relieving pain or distress
[C16: from Latin anōdynus, from Greek anōdunos painless, from an- + odunē pain]
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an•o•dyne
(ˈæn əˌdaɪn)n.
1. anything that relieves pain or distress.
adj. 2. relieving pain.
3. soothing to the feelings.
[1535–45; < Latin anōdynus < Greek anṓdynos painless]
an`o•dyn′ic (-ˈdɪn ɪk) adj.
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anodyne
a pain-relieving medicine, as an opiate or narcotic.
See also: Remedies-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. |  anodyne - a medicine used to relieve pain acetaminophen, Anacin III, Datril, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, Tylenol - an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets) acetanilid, acetanilide, phenylacetamide - a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic acetophenetidin, acetphenetidin, phenacetin - a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic amidopyrine, aminopyrine - a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin, Bayer, Empirin, St. Joseph - the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets codeine - derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain) colchicine - an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout Fentanyl, Sublimaze - trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug Dilaudid, hydromorphone, hydromorphone hydrochloride - a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease morphia, morphine - an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain pentazocine, Talwin - analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine phenazopyridine, Pyridium - analgesic (trade name Pyridium) used to treat urinary tract infections Darvon, propoxyphene, propoxyphene hydrochloride - a mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive sodium salicylate - a crystalline salt used as an analgesic and antipyretic |
| Adj. | 1. |  anodyne - capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect"moderating - lessening in intensity or strength |
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anodyne
adjective
1. bland, dull, boring, insipid, unexciting, uninspiring, uninteresting, mind-numbing (informal) Their quarterly meetings were anodyne affairs.
noun
1. painkiller, narcotic, palliative, analgesic, pain reliever Leisure is a kind of anodyne.
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anodyne
[ˈænəʊdaɪn]A. ADJ (Med) → analgésico (fig) → anodino
B. N (Med) → analgésico m (fig) → remedio m
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anodyne
n (Med) → schmerzstillendes Mittel, Schmerzmittel nt; (fig) → Wohltat f
adj (Med) → schmerzstillend; (fig) → wohltuend, beruhigend
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anodyne
[ˈænəʊˌdaɪn]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
an·o·dyne
n. anodino, agente mitigador del dolor;
a. insípido-a.
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