💊 A painkiller 😌 Not offensive 💊 Pain-relieving

anodyne

8.0

Relieves physical pain

adjective
/ˈænəˌdaɪn/

Specialized

: analgésico

Leaves are also a bandage on wounds as anodyne (Ajaib, 2013).

Examples

He found relief from his headache by taking an anodyne before going to bed.
"Anodyne, diuretic, and diaphoretic."

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Anodyne, febrifuge, sedative.

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The doctor prescribed an anodyne to help manage her chronic pain.
After the accident, she took an anodyne to ease the discomfort in her leg.

Synonyms

analgesic

vsanodyne

Specialized

2 6.2

Able to reduce pain

is identical in meaning but differs in written form

analgetic

vsanodyne

9.1

Able to relieve pain

is identical in meaning but differs in written form

Antonyms

painful

737 1.0

Making someone feel physical hurt or strong emotional upset

How Soothing

anodyne

Specialized

8.0

mollifier

8.4

balm

9 4.9

emollient

Specialized

1 7.5

Surface Forms

anodyne positive

Morphology

anodyne = an + odyne

Same morphological makeup as the noun sense; the lexical parts are borrowed and not recognizable as productive English morphemes, so the analgesic sense is not transparently derived for learners.

Etymology

Anodyne comes from Greek parts an- 'not' and odyne 'pain', so as an adjective for drugs it means 'pain-relieving' or able to stop or reduce pain.