anodyne

1. (pharmacology) Capable of soothing or eliminating pain.Examples: "Many a time has the vapor of ether been inhaled for the relief of oppressed lungs; many a time has the sought relief been thus obtained; and just so many times has the discovery of the wonderful anodyne properties of this gas, as affecting all bodily suffering, been brushed past and overlooked."; "The citrate is the most efficient as an alkali, but irritates some stomachs, the liquor the most anodyne, the acetate the most diuretic."

2. (figuratively) Soothing or relaxing.Examples: "Classical music is rather anodyne."figuratively

3. (by extension) Noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate.Examples: "It all became so routine, so anodyne, so dull."; "States typically like to stick to anodyne messages, like saving wildflowers or animals. But every so often a controversy crops up."; "The Vatican supports the vision of an independent Palestine living in peace alongside Israel, and Francis on Saturday called for a “just solution” to the conflict – the sort of neutral, anodyne language he is expected to adhere to during the stay."Synonyms: bland, inoffensive, noncontentiousbroadly