painless
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English paynles, peynlees, equivalent to pain + -less. Compare West Frisian pynleas (“painless”), Dutch pijnloos (“painless”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
[edit]painless (comparative more painless, superlative most painless)
Synonyms
[edit](free from pain): acheless, pain-free, unaching
Antonyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]without pain or trouble
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References
[edit]- “painless”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.