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anodyne::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | analgesic, pain pill, painkiller |
| Type of | medication, medicinal drug, medicine, medicament |
| Has types | acetphenetidin, acetylsalicylic acid, amidopyrine, aminopyrine, anacin iii, aspirin, bayer, codeine, colchicine, darvon, datril, dilaudid, empirin, fentanyl, hydromorphone, hydromorphone hydrochloride, morphia, morphine, panadol, pentazocine, phenacetin, phenaphen, phenazopyridine, acetaminophen, propoxyphene, propoxyphene hydrochloride, pyridium, sodium salicylate, st. joseph, sublimaze, talwin, tempra, tylenol, phenylacetamide, acetanilid, acetanilide, acetophenetidin |
Examples of anodyne
anodyne
It was their delight, their folly, their anodyne, their intellectual stimulant.
From the guardian.co.uk
I can't go round doing anodyne comedy and trying to become a national treasure.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
There is already an article Human rights in Europe, which is anodyne and neutral.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Bell was an altogether different proposition against the anodyne Sri Lanka attack.
From the independent.co.uk
Jerry Lewis, Doris Day and Elvis were starring in their two anodyne movies a year.
From the time.com
It was a largely anodyne if self-glorifying narrative, and Tory believed every word.
From the guardian.co.uk
So I won't start waxing on the generic, anodyne nature of life in Toronto.
From the suntimes.com
Although rejected in favour of an anodyne text, this idea was significant.
From the economist.com
The KGB had a dreadful history, but Mr Putin's role was seemingly anodyne.
From the economist.com
- Analgesic: a medicine used to relieve pain
- Analgesic: capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect"
- An anodyne is a drug used to lessen pain through reducing the sensitivity of the brain or nervous system. The term was common in medicine before the 20th century, but such drugs are now more often known as analgesics or painkillers.
- Anodyne is the fourth and final studio album by alternative country band Uncle Tupelo, released on October 5, 1993. ...
- Any medicine or other agent that relieves pain; A source of relaxation or comfort; Capable of soothing or eliminating pain. [from 16th c.]; Soothing or relaxing. [from 18th c.]; Noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate; bland, inoffensive. [from 20th c.]
- (Anodynes) Herbs that reduce the sensitivity of the nerves and act as that of the analgesics.
- (Anodynes) Herbs used to ease pain.
- (Anodynes) are remedies which relieve pain.
- Soothing, relaxing, elimination of pain.
