anodyne

anodyne has 4 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• a.. Serving to assuage pain; soothing.
• a.. Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic; anything that soothes disturbed feelings.
• n.. a medicine used to relieve pain
• a.. capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect"