Friday, January 1, 2010
Anodyne
anodyne \ˈa-nə-ˌdīn\ adjective: 1. serving to alleviate pain, 2. not likely to offend or arouse tensions; innocuous
noun: 1. something that soothes, calms or comforts, 2. a drug that allays pain
Etymology: Latin anodynos, from Greek anōdynos, from a- not + odynē pain
ONE — Imagine a world where conservation is valued and conspicuous consumption is frowned upon.
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