painless C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈpeɪnləs/ UK /ˈpeɪnləs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj causing no pain; involving little effort or difficulty The new dentist promised a quick and painless procedure. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · causing no pain; involving... effortlesseasycomfortableundemandingsimple ↔ Opposites painfulagonizingexcruciatingarduousdifficult Word family Forms painlessly Derived forms painlesslypainlessness Related forms painpainfulpained Etymology AI details From pain + the privative suffix -less. Pain derives via Old French peine from Latin poena 'penalty', from Greek poinē. peine xno poena Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # painless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpeɪnləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpeɪnləs/ ## Meanings 1. causing no pain; involving little effort or difficulty ## Examples - The new dentist promised a quick and painless procedure. ## Synonyms - effortless - easy - comfortable - undemanding - simple ## Antonyms - painful - agonizing - excruciating - arduous - difficult ## Derived Forms - painlessly - painlessness ## Related Forms - pain - painful - pained ## Roots and Affixes - Root: peine - Root: poena ## Etymology From pain + the privative suffix -less. Pain derives via Old French peine from Latin poena 'penalty', from Greek poinē. ## AI Etymology Painless comes from pain + the privative suffix -less. Pain derives via Old French peine from Latin poena 'penalty', from Greek poinē. The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As an adjective, it carries the sense "causing no pain; involving little effort or difficulty", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Old French peine and Latin poena. Derivative forms include painlessly, painlessness; related words include pain, painful, pained. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown