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Thesaurus: anodyne

Serving to assuage pain; soothing.

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  1. a. Serving to assuage pain; soothing.
  2. a. Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic; anything that soothes disturbed feelings.
  3. adj. capable of relieving pain
  4. n. a medicine used to relieve pain
  5. Serving to assuage pain; soothing.The anodyne draught of oblivion. Burke.
  6. j:100 n a medicine used to relieve pain s capable of relieving pain