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painless

painless

14 2.1
Easy to do without much effort
  • adjective
  • /ˈpeɪnləs/
translation icon : sencillo
  • This new app makes budgeting painless, allowing users to track expenses easily.
  • relatively painless
  • easy and painless
  • painless and effective way

OK, that's OK that's pretty painless.

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Examples

  • Okay, this is gonna be quick and painless.

  • It's fast and it's painless.

  • I will try to make this... as painless as possible.

  • We wanted to make it as painless as possible for clients to add us.

    Blog text (12)
  • Easy form to fill out, relatively painless, and if enough people do...

    Blog text (22)
  • and I would just like an easy, painless way to do it....

    Blog text (9)
  • So get ready and I'll try to make this as painless as possible.

  • Because of the similarities between his previous work and his new field, Ray's transition was relatively painless.

    Academic text (2009)
  • I always aim for a diet design that is easy, painless, and maintainable in the long term.

    Blog text (15)
  • Again, I'll put in a password and there we are all ready to begin installation, which is a painless process that will just speed on through.

Synonyms

easy
vspainless
939 1.0

Calm and relaxed, not harsh

means lacking much effort or difficulty rather than just being gentle
effortless
vspainless
26 2.6

Done easily and smoothly without hard work

is more about lack of difficulty than smooth action
uncomplicated
vspainless
18 3.2

Easy to understand or deal with

highlights lack of effort rather than simplicity of structure
undemanding
vspainless
1 3.5

Not needing much effort or skill

is about low effort generally rather than low required skill or patience
easeful
vspainless
1 5.8

Having a calm, relaxed, and graceful way of moving or acting

emphasises low effort but also includes being relaxed

Antonyms

1.6

Not easy to do or understand

876 5.4

Difficult to understand or deal with because it has many connected parts

183 4.4

Hard to do and needing a lot of effort

How Easy

effortless
26 2.6
painless
14 2.1
doable
51 1.8
hard
1.1

Surface Forms

painless positive
painlesser comparative
painlessest superlative

Morphology

painless = pain (semi-transparent) = pain + less

The 'without pain' sense is extended metaphorically to mean 'without difficulty' or 'easy', so learners must infer a figurative shift.

Etymology

Painless also comes from pain + -less, with -less meaning 'without', like in effortless. Think of a task that gives no trouble or stress, almost 'without pain', and it feels easy. So painless means 'not requiring much effort' or 'easy'.