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Meaning of anodyne

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

anodyne

Pronunciation:/ˈæn.ə.daɪn//ˈæn.ə.daɪn/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any medicine or other agent that relieves pain

  2. A source of relaxation or comfort

adjective

Definitions

  1. (pharmaceutical effect) capable of soothing or eliminating pain

  2. Soothing or relaxing

    Example: Classical music is rather anodyne.

  3. (by extension) noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate

    Synonyms:blandinoffensivenoncontentious
Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/anodyne

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