anodin

anodin

1. Genitive singular form of anodi.

• noidan

From Ancient Greek ἀνώδυνος (anṓdunos, “free from pain”), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὀδύνη (odúnē, “pain”).

• IPA^(key): /a.nɔ.dɛ̃/
• Homophone: anodins

anodin (feminine singular anodine, masculine plural anodins, feminine plural anodines)

1. (pharmacology) anodyne

   Les préparations de ciguë, d’opium, etc., sont des remèdes anodins.

   Preparations of hemlock, opium, and so forth, are known as anodynes.

2. (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.

3. (by extension) innocuous, harmless, trivial

   Synonyms: faible, insignifiant

   un discours anodin ― an innocuous speech

   anodin en apparence ― seemingly trivial

• “anodin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).