anodin

Finnish

Noun

anodin

1. genitive singular of anodi

Anagrams

• noidan

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.nɔ.dɛ̃/

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• Homophone: anodins

Adjective

anodin (feminine 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

4. trivial, unimportant, insignificant

Further reading

• “anodin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French anodin.

Adjective

anodin m or n (feminine singular anodină, masculine plural anodini, feminine and neuter plural anodine)

1. anodyne

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	anodin		anodină		anodini	anodine
	definite	anodinul		anodina		anodinii	anodinele
genitive- dative	indefinite	anodin		anodine		anodini	anodine
	definite	anodinului		anodinei		anodinilor	anodinelor