Word:
Panacea
Status:
Noun
Meaning:
A solution or remedy for all difficulties and illnesses.
Sentences:
1) The law will improve the lives of local farmers, but it is no panacea.
2) She seems to believe that chicken soup is a panacea for all illnesses.
Origin:
Latin, from Greek panakeia, from panakēs which means 'all healing'. Pan means 'all' while akos means 'remedy'.
First use:
1548
Synonyms:
elixer, nostrum, cure-all, theriac, catholicon
Antonyms:
poison, tonic
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