anodyne
adj. reducing pain; soothing n. anodyne agent, drug used to soothe pain | ||||
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Anodyne Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Anodyne
(a.)
Serving to assuage pain; soothing.
(a.)
Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic; anything that soothes disturbed feelings.
(a.)
Serving to assuage pain; soothing.
(a.)
Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic; anything that soothes disturbed feelings.
| WordNet 2.0 |
anodyne
Noun
1. a medicine used to relieve pain
(synonym) analgesic, painkiller, pain pill
(hypernym) medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
(hyponym) acetaminophen, Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, Anacin III
Adjective
1. capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect"
(synonym) analgesic, analgetic
(similar) moderating
Noun
1. a medicine used to relieve pain
(synonym) analgesic, painkiller, pain pill
(hypernym) medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
(hyponym) acetaminophen, Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, Anacin III
Adjective
1. capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect"
(synonym) analgesic, analgetic
(similar) moderating
| GLOSSARY OF ESOTERIC WORDS |
anodyne
anodyne \AN-uh-dyn\, adjective:
1. Serving to relieve pain; soothing.
2. Not likely to offend; bland; innocuous.
noun:
1. A medicine that relieves pain.
2. Anything that calms, comforts, or soothes disturbed
feelings.
*But for the most part the British charts were clogged with anodyne ballads.
--Nigel Williamson, "Here's a little story, to tell it is a
must," [1]Times (London), January 11, 2000
*He is alternately accused of being too much the warrior and too anodyne.--Hanna Rosin, "The Madness of Speaker Newt," [2]New Republic, March 17, 1997
*Numbness . .. may have replaced pain as the complaint of our century now that aspirin analgesia, nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDS), and other anodynes can take away the pains of the civilized world.
--Howard M. Spiro, [3]Facing Death
*An avid fisherman himself, McGarr shares Nellie's
philosophy: "I do not merely fish for fish," she would say,
"I fish for doubt's anodyne and care's [4]surcease."
--Marilyn Stasio, "Crime," [5]New York Times, September 19,1993
*This third novel by a reporter for The New York Times
shrewdly examines love as an anodyne for rural isolation.
--"Notable Books of the Year 1997," [6]New York Times,
December 7, 1997
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anodyne \AN-uh-dyn\, adjective:
1. Serving to relieve pain; soothing.
2. Not likely to offend; bland; innocuous.
noun:
1. A medicine that relieves pain.
2. Anything that calms, comforts, or soothes disturbed
feelings.
*But for the most part the British charts were clogged with anodyne ballads.
--Nigel Williamson, "Here's a little story, to tell it is a
must," [1]Times (London), January 11, 2000
*He is alternately accused of being too much the warrior and too anodyne.--Hanna Rosin, "The Madness of Speaker Newt," [2]New Republic, March 17, 1997
*Numbness . .. may have replaced pain as the complaint of our century now that aspirin analgesia, nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDS), and other anodynes can take away the pains of the civilized world.
--Howard M. Spiro, [3]Facing Death
*An avid fisherman himself, McGarr shares Nellie's
philosophy: "I do not merely fish for fish," she would say,
"I fish for doubt's anodyne and care's [4]surcease."
--Marilyn Stasio, "Crime," [5]New York Times, September 19,1993
*This third novel by a reporter for The New York Times
shrewdly examines love as an anodyne for rural isolation.
--"Notable Books of the Year 1997," [6]New York Times,
December 7, 1997
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| hEnglish - advanced version |
anodyne
anodyne
\an"o*dyne\ (ăn"&osl;*dīn), a. [l. anodynus, gr. &?; free from pain, stilling pain; 'an priv. + &?; pain: cf. f. anodin.] serving to assuage pain; soothing. the anodyne draught of oblivion.
note: "the word [in a medical sense] in chiefly applied to the different preparations of opium, belladonna, hyoscyamus, and lettuce." cyc.
anodyne
\an"o*dyne\, n. [l. anodynon. see anodyne, a.] any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic; anything that soothes disturbed feelings.
anodyne
\an"o*dyne\ (ăn"&osl;*dīn), a. [l. anodynus, gr. &?; free from pain, stilling pain; 'an priv. + &?; pain: cf. f. anodin.] serving to assuage pain; soothing. the anodyne draught of oblivion.
note: "the word [in a medical sense] in chiefly applied to the different preparations of opium, belladonna, hyoscyamus, and lettuce." cyc.
anodyne
\an"o*dyne\, n. [l. anodynon. see anodyne, a.] any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic; anything that soothes disturbed feelings.
Anodyne Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Anodyne
Agent that relieves or kills pain
Agent that relieves or kills pain
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Anodyne
Stills pain and quiets disturbed feelings
Stills pain and quiets disturbed feelings
Anodyne Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Anodyne
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