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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024an•o•dyne /ˈænəˌdaɪn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- anything that relieves pain or distress:Work on the book was the anodyne that took his mind off his grief.
adj. - relieving pain or discomfort;
soothing:the anodyne effect of watching ocean waves.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•o•dyne (an′ə dīn′),USA pronunciation n. - Drugsa medicine that relieves or allays pain.
- anything that relieves distress or pain:The music was an anodyne to his grief.
adj. - relieving pain.
- soothing to the mind or feelings.
- Greek anó̄dynos painless, equivalent. to an- an-1 + ōdyn- (stem of odýnē pain, with lengthening of o) + -os adjective, adjectival suffix
- Latin anōdynus
- 1535–45;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: anodyne /ˈænəˌdaɪn/ n - a drug that relieves pain; analgesic
- anything that alleviates mental distress
adj - capable of relieving pain or distress
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin anōdynus, from Greek anōdunos painless, from an- + odunē pain |