adjective

Not likely to cause offence or disagreement and somewhat dull.

anodyne music

bland,inoffensive,innocuous,neutral,unobjectionable,unexceptionable,unremarkable,commonplace,dull,tedious,run-of-the-mill

noun

A painkilling drug or medicine.

she had even refused anodynes

painkiller,painkilling drug,analgesic,pain reliever,palliative