# anodyne

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈæn.ə.daɪn/ · frequency rank #76,531

## Definitions
1. Capable of soothing or eliminating pain.
2. Soothing or relaxing.
3. Noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate.

## Etymology
From Middle English anodine, from Medieval Latin anōdynos (“stilling or relieving pain”), from Ancient Greek ἀνώδυνος (anṓdunos, “free from pain”), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὀδύνη (odúnē, “pain”).
Adjective sense “noncontentious” probably through French anodin (“harmless, trivial”), of same origin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/anodyne