painless

[ peyn-lis ]

/ ˈpeɪn lɪs /

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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

paine, thomas, pained, painesville, painful, painkiller, painless, pains, painstaking, paint, paint black, paint bridge

Origin of painless

First recorded in 1560–70; pain + -less

Related forms

pain·less·ly, adverbpain·less·ness, noun

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Much debate centered on the necessary current and the current type (AC versus DC) to assure a rapid and painless death.
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If the cliff-averting deals were obvious and painless, they would have been concluded by now.
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Changing the funding formula for pensions is the most logical and painless solution.
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Chagas states that the bites are painless and do not leave any traces.
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She is always given a general anesthetic, and the removal is painless at least, if fatal.
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The only problem at this point was to get them to move on after they got their painless dose of sterilizing radiation.
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Cold is generally severest at night and tends to produce sleep and painless extinction.
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The remainder of us were at the death-bed, and were witnesses of a painless and peaceful end.
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British Dictionary definitions for painless

painless

adjective

not causing pain or distress

not affected by pain

Derived Forms

painlessly, adverbpainlessness, noun

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painless

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British Dictionary definitions for painless

painless

adjective

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