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lindernd — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • anodyne adjective Deliberately bland and inoffensive, so mild that it cannot upset or interest anyone.
  • balmy adj Of weather, pleasantly warm and mild.
  • palliative adj Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
  • soothing adj Having a calming, comforting effect.

Senses

lindernd is used for these senses in English:

  • anodyne (pharmaceutical effect) Capable of soothing or eliminating pain. [from 16th c.]
  • anodyne (figuratively) Soothing or relaxing. [from 18th c.]
  • balmy Soothing or fragrant.
  • emollient (figurative) Soothing or mollifying.
  • palliative (medicine) Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.
  • 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.

balmy — full definition

  1. adj Of weather, pleasantly warm and mild.
  2. adj Slightly crazy or foolish (British slang).

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