Definition of "anodyne" []

• Capable of soothing or eliminating pain. (adjective)
• Relaxing: anodyne novels about country life. (adjective)
• A medicine, such as aspirin, that relieves pain. (noun)
• A source of soothing comfort. (noun)

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• "HoF II was designed by the Taylor Morrison company, a home builder specializing in anodyne subdevelopmental housing in the Southwest."
• "Theyre's a band called anodyne that sounds pretty interesting playing tomorrow, and I talked to Big Jim about going. .but the Nor'easter has put those plans in jeopardy."
• "It may be that the last new anodyne, which is warranted to have all the virtues and none of the ill-effects of opium, had also come to the end of _its_ tether."