verzachtend — meaning in English

English meaning

• anodyne adjective Deliberately bland and inoffensive, so mild that it cannot upset or interest anyone.
• extenuating adjective Making a fault or crime seem less serious by providing a partial excuse.
• soothing adj Having a calming, comforting effect.

Senses

verzachtend is used for these senses in English:

• anodyne (pharmaceutical effect) Capable of soothing or eliminating pain. [from 16th c.]
• emollient (figurative) Soothing or mollifying.
• emollient (figurative) Anything soothing the mind, or that makes something more acceptable.
• soothing Giving relief.

anodyne — full definition

1. adjective Deliberately bland and inoffensive, so mild that it cannot upset or interest anyone.
2. noun Something that soothes distress or takes the edge off pain.
3. adjective Relieving pain.

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