painless

[ peyn-lis ]

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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.

Origin of painless

First recorded in 1560–70; pain + -less

Other words from painless

pain·less·ly, adverb
pain·less·ness, noun

Words Nearby painless

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How to use painless in a sentence

The testing process is simple and painless by analyzing, and drawing results from a hair sample.
Did you know food and environmental factors can affect your pet’s health? | Quinn Gawronski | June 27, 2021 | Popular-Science
Politicians, in their desire to win voter approval, exaggerated the possibilities of change by promising painless solutions and immediate results.
Is Walter Mondale-style liberalism back? | Steven M. Gillon | April 22, 2021 | Washington Post
“Repairing our city budget won’t be a quick or painless process,” Gloria wrote in a statement.
Morning Report: Law Enforcement Is Spending on ‘Predictive Policing’ | Voice of San Diego | February 2, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
Retailers need to understand that shopping experiences need to be quick and painless.
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Like all of Wahoo’s cycling computers, the companion app makes it painless to upload routes from third-party sites like RideWithGPS and Strava.
New Gravel Bike Accessories for a Smoother Ride | Josh Patterson | September 28, 2020 | Outside Online

The familiar and mournful theme song, “Suicide Is painless,” filled the room.
Almost Famous: A Father's Day Story | Alex Belth | June 15, 2014 | THE 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 | THE 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 | THE DAILY BEAST
According to him, the process to obtain official marriage registration was fairly painless.
States Seek to Turn Back Clock on Military Gay Couples With Marriage Rights | Hanqing Chen | November 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
As long as you don't mind forgoing some of your pool time for a meeting with the lawyers, it all sounds pretty painless.
Book a Vacation at a Divorce Hotel and End Your Marriage in Luxury | Nina Strochlic | July 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Could a course like hers have terminated more appropriately than with so beautiful, painless, and tranquil a passing away?
Mary, Help of Christians | Various
Three things that constitute a physician: a complete cure; leaving no blemish behind; a painless examination.
Ancient Irish Poetry | Various
He had had a very happy life, with plenty of fun and plenty of kindness, and he had a very rapid and painless death.
The Animal Story Book | Various
The highest idea of the Hindu, as of the Buddhist, is to pass out into a sort of painless existence of nothingness.
Round the Wonderful World | G. E. Mitton
Outside of a little cranking these once difficult experiences had now become practically painless.
The Boy Grew Older | Heywood Broun

British Dictionary definitions for painless

painless

adjective

not causing pain or distress
not affected by pain

Derived forms of painless

painlessly, adverb
painlessness, noun

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