anodin
Finnish
Noun
anodin
- 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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Adjective
anodin (feminine anodine, masculine plural anodins, feminine plural anodines)
- (pharmacology) anodyne
- Les préparations de ciguë, d'opium, etc., sont des remèdes anodins.
- Preparations of hemlock, opium, and so forth, are known as anodynes.
- (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.
- (by extension) innocuous, harmless, trivial
- Synonyms: faible, insignifiant
- un discours anodin ― an innocuous speech
- anodin en apparence ― seemingly trivial
- trivial, unimportant, insignificant
Further reading
- “anodin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
From French anodin.
Adjective
anodin m or n (feminine singular anodină, masculine plural anodini, feminine and neuter plural anodine)
- anodyne
Declension
Declension of anodin
singular | plural | ||||||
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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 |