painless

painless
[[t]pe͟ɪnləs[/t]]
1) ADJ-GRADED Something such as a treatment that is painless causes no physical pain.

Acupuncture treatment is gentle, painless, and, invariably, most relaxing...

The operation itself is a brief, painless procedure.

...a quick and painless death.

Ant:
Derived words:
painlessly ADV-GRADED ADV with v

...a technique to eliminate unwanted facial hair quickly and painlessly.

2) ADJ-GRADED If a process or activity is painless, there are no difficulties involved, and you do not have to make a great effort or suffer in any way.

House-hunting is in fact relatively painless, in this region...

There are no easy or painless solutions to the nation's economic ills.

Syn:
easy, trouble-free
Ant:
Derived words:
painlessly ADV-GRADED ADV with v

...a game for children which painlessly teaches essential pre-reading skills.


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