anodyne

Meanings

Adjective

• capable of soothing or eliminating pain
• soothing or relaxing
• noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate

Noun

• any medicine or other agent that relieves pain
• a source of relaxation or comfort

Origin

• , from Ancient Greek ἀνώδυνος, from ἀν- + ὀδύνη.
• Adjective sense “noncontentious” probably through French anodin, of same origin.