painless

[ peyn-lis ]

/ ˈpeɪn lɪs /

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR painless ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

without pain; causing little or no pain: painless dentistry; a painless cure.

Informal. not difficult; requiring little or no hard work or exertion.

Nearby words

Origin of painless

First recorded in 1560–70; pain + -less

Related formspain·less·ly, adverbpain·less·ness, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for painless

The familiar and mournful theme song, “Suicide Is Painless,” filled the room.
Almost Famous: A Father's Day Story|Alex Belth|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A soon-to-be released app uses text streaming to make reading quick and painless.
The Need for a Speed Read|Nicholas Mancusi|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Much debate centered on the necessary current and the current type (AC versus DC) to assure a rapid and painless death.
The Death Penalty’s Gruesome Truth|Kent Sepkowitz|February 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If the cliff-averting deals were obvious and painless, they would have been concluded by now.
Fiscal Cliff Hostage Situation Day 14: The Thelma & Louise Caucus|Daniel Gross|November 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Changing the funding formula for pensions is the most logical and painless solution.
The Postal Service Is Fighting for Its Life and Should Be Saved|John Avlon|December 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Chagas states that the bites are painless and do not leave any traces.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
She is always given a general anesthetic, and the removal is painless at least, if fatal.
The Goat-gland Transplantation|Sydney B. Flower
The only problem at this point was to get them to move on after they got their painless dose of sterilizing radiation.
The Test Colony|Winston Marks
Cold is generally severest at night and tends to produce sleep and painless extinction.
A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution|C. M. Williams
The remainder of us were at the death-bed, and were witnesses of a painless and peaceful end.
Twenty Years in Europe|Samuel H. M. Byers

British Dictionary definitions for painless

painless

adjective

not causing pain or distress

not affected by pain

Derived Formspainlessly, adverbpainlessness, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for painless

painless

adj.

1560s, from pain (n.) + -less. Related: Painlessly; painlessness.

painless

adjective

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

Origin of painless

Examples from the Web for painless

painless

adjective

painless