painless

[peyn-lis]

adjective

1. without pain; causing little or no pain.

   painless dentistry; a painless cure.

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

ˈpainless

adjective

1. not causing pain or distress

2. not affected by pain

Other Word Forms

• painlessly adverb
• painlessness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of painless¹

First recorded in 1560–70; pain + -less

Example Sentences

Managers add: "Although spectacular, this is natural and totally painless for the animals."

From BBC

A painless recovery from Saturday’s workout would be a start.

From Los Angeles Times

By 2050, Stanley said AI could make the permitting process so quick and painless that not only house-flippers and developers, but also individual homeowners, could add density to their neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times

"Without a brush, painting was almost painless. As the portrait painted itself, I felt alive in a way I hadn't for a very long time."

From BBC

Yet Republican presidents and Congresses kept cutting taxes and, in league with Democrats, failed to make necessary and relatively painless adjustments to the so-called entitlement benefit programs.

From Los Angeles Times

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