anodyne vs remedy

anodyne

noun
  • Any medicine or other agent that relieves pain. 

  • A source of relaxation or comfort. 

adj
  • Noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate. 

  • Soothing or relaxing. 

  • Capable of soothing or eliminating pain. 

remedy

noun
  • A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease. 

  • Something that corrects or counteracts. 

  • The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc. 

  • The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong. 

verb
  • To provide or serve as a remedy for. 

How often have the words anodyne and remedy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )