an·o·dyne
( n  -d n )
adj.
1. Capable of soothing or eliminating pain.
2. Relaxing: anodyne novels
about country life.
n.
1. A medicine, such as aspirin, that relieves
pain.
2. A source of soothing comfort.
[Latin an
 dynus, from Greek andunos, free
from pain : an-, without; see a-1 +
odun ,
pain; see ed- in Indo-European
roots.] |
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Gretchen's lovely young voice is an anodyne for what ails you.
Gretchen's lovely young voice is an anodyne for what ails you.
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