anodin
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνώδυνος (anṓdunos, “free from pain”), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὀδύνη (odúnē, “pain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.nɔ.dɛ̃/
- Homophone: anodins
Adjective
anodin (feminine singular anodine, masculine plural anodins, feminine plural anodines)
- (pharmacology) anodyne
- Les préparations de ciguë, d’opium, etc., sont des remèdes anodins.
- Preparations of hemlock, opium, and so forth, are known as anodynes.
- (figuratively) ineffective
- Dans l’état des choses, il ne faut pas se contenter de remèdes anodins.
- Given the current state of affairs, we must not be contented with ineffectual remedies.
- (by extension) innocuous, harmless, trivial
- Synonyms: faible, insignifiant
- un discours anodin ― an innocuous speech
- anodin en apparence ― seemingly trivial
Further reading
- “anodin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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