painless

adjectiveattested in dialogue

Free from pain; without pain or trouble.

adjective

1
Free from pain; without pain or trouble.
There are now washless dishes, painless razors, painless shoes, painless corsets, prepared soups, painless photographs (it used to give you a stiff neck for three days to have your picture taken)[…]
2
Not difficult; easy.
At first it seemed like a very painless way to get my work done and I told Milly to let me sleepwrite as much as I liked. We discovered, however, that although my subconscious might lead me to the typewriter, it couldn't make me think.

Etymology

From Middle English paynles, peynlees, equivalent to pain + -less. Compare West Frisian pynleas (“painless”), Dutch pijnloos (“painless”).

Forms

comparative: more painless
superlative: most painless

Pain · A surname.painful · Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.painfully · In a painful manner; as if in pain.

painless · Free from pain; without pain or trouble.

pains · Trouble taken doing something; attention to detail; careful…paint · A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries…Paint · A paint horse.

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