Anodyne

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Capable of soothing or eliminating pain.
  • adj. Relaxing: anodyne novels about country life.
  • n. A medicine, such as aspirin, that relieves pain.
  • n. A source of soothing comfort.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any medicine or other agent that relieves pain.
  • n. A source of relaxation or comfort.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Serving to assuage pain; soothing.
  • n. Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic; anything that soothes disturbed feelings.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having power to relieve pain; hence, soothing to the feelings.
  • n. A medicine or drug which relieves pain, as an opiate or a narcotic; hence, figuratively, anything that allays mental pain or distress.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. capable of relieving pain
  • n. a medicine used to relieve pain
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    anodynous    anodynia   
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    Words with the same meaning
    soothing   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    depressant    vermifuge    sedative    nepenthe    diuretic    painkiller    aphrodisiac    tonic    philter    meperidine