(pharmacology) capable of soothing or eliminating pain / (figuratively) soothing or relaxing / (by extension) noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate

(pharmacology) any medicine or other agent that relieves pain / (figuratively) a source of relaxation or comfort

plural of anodyne

In the way of an anodyne, relating to relief from pain.

anodyne

(historical) A kind of necklace supposed to have medicinal properties, particularly for teething children.

plural of anodyne necklace