Definitions for anodynes

anodynes an·o·dyne

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

Anodynes is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 248 anagrams from letters in anodynes (adennosy).

Definitions for anodynes

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 anodynes

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 anodynes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for anodynes
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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