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# painless

adjective (painless)

«painless» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Not causing any pain: «a painless injection». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painless/#m1)
2. Easy and not unpleasant: «a painless way to learn spelling». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painless/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health and at the doctor's or dentist's: «The check-up was painless». In everyday talk it means something was easy: «The test was painless». Adverb «painlessly».

### Examples

- The injection was quick and painless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painless/#x1)
- The dentist said the check-up would be painless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painless/#x2)
- Taking out a baby tooth is often painless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painless/#x3)
- Learning my times tables with songs was painless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painless/#x4)
- The vet made sure it was painless for the dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painless/#x5)
- Moving house was surprisingly painless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painless/#x6)

### Note

«-less» means «without»: pain → painless (without pain). Opposite: «painful». Some things doctors call «painless» may still feel strange or a little uncomfortable.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «painless» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painless/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«painless» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/painless.html) on Mova free.