Definitions for anodyne

anodyne an·o·dyne

Spelling: [an-uh-dahyn]
IPA: /ˈæn əˌdaɪn/

Anodyne is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 130 anagrams from letters in anodyne (adennoy).

Definitions for anodyne

noun

  1. a medicine that relieves or allays pain.
  2. anything that relieves distress or pain:

adjective

  1. relieving pain.
  2. soothing to the mind or feelings.

Origin of anodyne

1535-45; Latin anōdynus Greek anṓdynos painless, equivalent to an- an-1 + ōdyn- (stem of odýnē pain, with lengthening of o) + -os adj. suffix

Examples for anodyne

Even the knowledge that he loved her ceased to be an anodyne in those days.

And are Iranian overtures to France, especially to French business, anodyne or a way to undermine Western resolve?

I was asked a series of anodyne questions about Bush and life in his White House.

Today's stars are secondary—anonymous, anodyne action figures overwhelmed by special effects.

Narcotic, anodyne, and anti-spasmodic; ten to twenty grains.

I crave for the balm of Nature, the anodyne of solitude, the breath of Mother Earth.

I'd have slapped her across the face as an anodyne if she hadn't been Mekstrom.

Every one in a passion in Italy is styled Eccellenza, as an "anodyne."

Penelope is closer in sensibility to an anodyne sitcom than a precocious bildungsroman.

The person to blame for all this is the anodyne British pop star Gary Barlow.

Word Value for anodyne
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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