adj.1775, from Greek ant-, form of anti- used before vowels (see anti-), + algos "pain" (see -algia). As a noun, recorded from 1753. if (window.googletag) {googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('dcomMobileSERPDisplayTopAd-300x250'); });} else {console.error('googletag not defined, dcomMobileSERPDisplayTopAd-300x250');} adj.Analgesic.