adjective · rare

anodyne

anodyne · more anodyne · most anodyne

болеутоляющий, успокаивающий, безобидный

lindernd, beruhigend, schmerzstillend, analgetisch

Capable of soothing or eliminating painCapable of soothing or eliminating pain.

/ˈæn.ə.daɪn/

Meaning

3 senses

Capable of soothing or eliminating pain.
schmerzstillend, analgetisch, lindernd
болеутоля́ющийboleutoljájuščij
capable of relieving pain
(figuratively)Soothing or relaxing.
Classical music is rather anodyne.
lindernd, wohltuend, beruhigend
успока́ивающийuspokáivajuščij
(broadly)Noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate.
Near-synonyms: harmless, neutral
verwässert, belanglos, nichtssagend
безоби́дныйbezobídnyj

Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

capable of soothing or eliminating pain:

soothing or relaxing:

noncontentious, blandly agreeable:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

capable of soothing or eliminating pain:

soothing or relaxing:

noncontentious, blandly agreeable:

Origin

From Middle English anodine, from Medieval Latin anōdynos (“stilling or relieving pain”),

From Middle English anodine, from Medieval Latin anōdynos (“stilling or relieving pain”), from Ancient Greek ἀνώδυνος (anṓdunos, “free from pain”), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὀδύνη (odúnē, “pain”).

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