painless

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

painless (comparative more painless, superlative most painless)

  1. Free from pain; without pain or trouble.
  2. Not difficult; easy.

Synonyms

(free from pain): acheless, pain-free, unaching

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References

  • painless in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

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