1
[ adjective ] requiring little hard work or exertion

Examples

"a painless solution to the problem"

Used in print

(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)

Even the loss of hotel business to the outskirt 's motel has been relatively painless ; the hotel-motel demarcation is becoming harder to find every_year .

Related terms

easy

2
[ adjective ] not causing physical or psychological pain

Examples

"painless dentistry"

Related terms

painful pain-free harmless

3
[ adjective ] with as little pain as possible

Examples

"a humanely painless killing"

Related terms

humane

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

painlessly panelist panellist

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