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kipua lievittävä — meaning in English

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English meaning

analgesic noun A medicine, such as aspirin, that eases pain without making the person lose feeling elsewhere.
anodyne adjective Deliberately bland and inoffensive, so mild that it cannot upset or interest anyone.

Senses

kipua lievittävä is used for these senses in English:

analgesic (pharmaceutical effect) Of or relating to analgesia; anodyne.
anodyne (pharmaceutical effect) Capable of soothing or eliminating pain. [from 16th c.]

anodyne — full definition

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

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

Related Finnish words

analgeettinen analgeetti kipulääke särkylääke rauhoittava neutraali vaisu lievitys