USAGEpanacea
Dictionary
pan·a·ce·a (păn'ə-sē'ə)
n.
A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all.
[Latin panacēa, from Greek panakeia, from panakēs, all-healing : pan-, pan- + akos, cure.]
pan'a·ce'an adj.
Thesaurus
panacea
noun
Something believed to cure all human disorders: catholicon, cure-all. See help/harm/harmless.
Technology
panacea
Some antidote or remedy that completely solves a problem. Most so-called panaceas in this industry, if they survive at all, wind up sitting alongside and working with the products they were supposed to replace. In addition, nothing solves a problem without introducing its own new set of problems. See Systemantics.
Medical
pan·a·ce·a (păn'ə-sē'ə)
n.
A remedy claimed to be curative of all problems or disorders; a cure-all.
WordNet
The noun panacea has one meaning:
Meaning #1: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
Synonyms: nostrum, cure-all
Translations
Translations for: Panacea
Nederlands (Dutch)
panacee
Français (French)
panacée
Deutsch (German)
n. - Allheilmittel
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. πανάκεια, γιατρικό για όλες τις αρρώστιες
Italiano (Italian)
panacea
Português (Portuguese)
n. - panacéia (f)
Русский (Russian)
панацея
Español (Spanish)
n. - panacea
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - universalmedel, patentlösning
ربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الدواء العام
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תרופת מרפאת-כל
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Georgette's panacea is a long hot bath, which she never hesitated to suggest to her friends.
Katy