panacea
Syllables: pan·a·ce·a/ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/UK/ˌpænəˈsiːə/
panacea noun: a remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
Noun
panacea (plural panaceas or panaceae or panaceæ)
- A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
- Synonyms:
- heal-all, catholicon, cure-all, elixir, wonder drug, miracle cure, theriac, balm of Gilead
- A solution to all problems.
- A monorail will be a panacea for our traffic woes.
- When busy he was better, and appeared to think perpetual motion a panacea for his unnamed and un-nameable complaint; and so much were they hurried from place to place, after their arrival at Genoa, that both sisters were thankful when they embarked again, as the sea appeared a resting-place...1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXVII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 53
- Synonyms:
- chicken soup, miracle, magic bullet, silver bullet
- The plant allheal (Valeriana officinalis), believed to cure all ills.
- There, whether it diuine Tobacco were, / Or Panachæa, or Polygony, / She found, and brought it to her patient deare […]1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto V”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
Proper noun capitalized: Panacea
Panacea
panacea meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
panacea in Hindi
- remedy believed to cure all disease
- रामबाण rāmbāṇ, महौषधि mahauṣdhi
panacea in Tamil
- அனைத்து நோய் மருந்து, சஞ்சீவி, சர்வ ரோக நிவாரணி
panacea in Urdu
- ہر درد کی دوا
panacea in Bengali
- সব ধরনের সমস্যা, রোগ, অসুবিধার একমাত্র সমাধান
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- panacea in Malayalam
- സർവ്വരോഗനിവാരിണി, സകലതിനും കൂടിയുള്ള ഒറ്റമൂലി, സർവ്വരോഗശമനൗഷധം
- panacea in Kannada
- ಸರ್ವರೋಗ ನಿವಾರಕ, ದಿವ್ಯೌಷಧ, ಸಂಜೀವಿನಿ, ಎಲ್ಲಾಮಾಂಜುಗ
- panacea in Arabic
- تِرْيَاق tiryāq
- panacea in Indonesian
- panasea
- panacea in Persian
- نوشدارو nuš-dâru, انوشدارو anuš-dâru
- panacea in Thai
- ยาแก้สรรพโรค yaa-gɛ̂ɛ-sàp-pá-rôok, ยาระงับสรรพโรค yaa-rá-ngáp-sàp-pá-rôok, ยาครอบจักรวาล yaa-krɔ̂ɔp-jàk-grà-waan
Examples of panacea in a sentence
- Podson was seated on the bed, going through such turf forecasts as he could find in the papers; his panacea for correcting the mistakes of fortune.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 206:
- Hydrogen is not a panacea for reaching the zero net emissions target by 2050, but it can grow to become "a big niche" fuel in particular sectors and applications, claims a new report.2023 January 11, “Network News: MPs seek clarity on hydrogen's role”, in RAIL, number 974, page 13:
- But dollarization is not a panacea for Argentina’s crisis-stricken economy, analysts say.2023 October 23, Anna Cooban, “Javier Milei wants Argentina to swap the peso for the US dollar. Here’s what that could mean”, in CNN...
Synonyms of panacea
- heal-all
- catholicon
- cure-all
- elixir
- wonder drug
- miracle cure
- theriac
- balm of Gilead
- chicken soup
- miracle
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Forms of panacea
| plural | panaceas |
|---|---|
| plural | panaceae |
| plural | panaceæ |
| alternative form | panacaea |
| alternative form (obsolete) | panacæa |
Origin of panacea
From Latin panacēa, from Ancient Greek πανάκεια (panákeia), from πανακής (panakḗs, “all-healing”), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + ἄκος (ákos, “cure”).
From Ancient Greek Πανακεια (Panakeia, literally “all-curing”).
Words formed from panacea
Words that rhyme with panacea
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- althea
- Anthea
- Caesarea
- hamartia
- Hosea
- Leah
- logorrhea
- maria
- Sandia
- Theia
- trachea
- Zia
- Achaea
- Alethea
- carry the message to Garcia
- chia
- chorea
- diarrhea
- Hygieia
- mens rea
- pharmacopoeia
- pro-mia
- quesadilla
- ratafia
- sangria
- shea
- Shi'a
- tortilla
- urea
- Aeaea
- Apamea
- apatheia
- Aramea
- Arimathea
- avania
- cinquedea
- Corea
- deliver the message to Garcia
- dionaea
- dyspnea
- Euboea
- eupatheia
- Euryclea
- Fawzia
- gelateria
- glossopoeia
- gonorrhea
- Hialeah
Questions about panacea
- What does panacea mean?
- Panacea means a remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
- What is panacea in Hindi?
- Panacea in Hindi is रामबाण (rāmbāṇ), महौषधि (mahauṣdhi). See Panacea meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use panacea in a sentence?
- Podson was seated on the bed, going through such turf forecasts as he could find in the papers; his panacea for correcting the mistakes of fortune.
- What part of speech is panacea?
- Panacea can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce panacea?
- Panacea is pronounced /ˌpænəˈsiːə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of panacea?
- The plural of panacea is panaceas.
Words near panacea in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: panacea (page history and authors); Panacea (page history and authors); panacea (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); panacea (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); panacea (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); panacea (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); panacea (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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