Pronounced: SY-uh-liz-uhm, noun
Notes: I ran across this unknown word is two different reference areas, only days apart
Yesterday’s word
The word anodyne means
- serving to alleviate pain
- not like to offend or arouse tensions; innocuous
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1500s
Background / Comments
Although the word came into English as noted above, the second definition came about in the 1930s. Our word came from the Latin word anōdynus, which came from the Greek word anṓdynos (without pain).
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