anodino

See also: anódino

Italian

Etymology

From Latin anōdynus, anōdynos, from Ancient Greek ἀνώδῠνος (anṓdunos, “allaying pain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈnɔ.di.no/, [äˈn̺ɔːd̪in̺o]
• Rhymes: -ɔdino
• Hyphenation: a‧nò‧di‧no

Adjective

1. anodyne, specifically:
   1. (pharmacology) Capable of soothing or eliminating pain.

      Synonym: antidolorifico

   2. (figurative) Noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate.

      Synonym: insignificante

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin anōdynus, anōdynos, from Ancient Greek ἀνώδῠνος (anṓdunos, “allaying pain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anoˈdino/ [a.noˈð̞i.no]
• Rhymes: -ino

Adjective

anodino (feminine anodina, masculine plural anodinos, feminine plural anodinas)

1. anodyne
2. dull, boring, run-of-the-mill

Further reading

• “anodino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014