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Word: Anodyne
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek anōdunos ‘painless’, from an- ‘without’ + odunē ‘pain’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈanədʌɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
not likely to cause offence or disagreement and somewhat dull
Short Definition:not likely to cause offence or disagreement
Examples:- anodyne music
Word: Anodyne
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈanədʌɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a painkilling drug or medicine
Short Definition:painkilling drug or medicine
Examples:- she had even refused anodynes
- an anodyne to the misery she had put him through
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