painless (redirected from painlessness)

pain·less  (pnls)

adj.

Free from complication or pain: a painless operation.

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painless·ly adv.

painless·ness n.

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painless [ˈpeɪnlɪs]

adj

1. not causing pain or distress

2. not affected by pain

painlessly  adv

painlessness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	painless - requiring little hard work or exertion; "a painless solution to the problem" easy - posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma"
	2.	painless - not causing physical or psychological pain; "painless dentistry" harmless - not causing or capable of causing harm; "harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless" painful - causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"

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painless

adjective

1. pain-free, without pain The operation is a brief, painless procedure.

2. simple, easy, fast, quick, no trouble, effortless, trouble-free There are no painless solutions to the problem.

Translations

painless [ˈpeɪnlɪs] ADJ

1. (= without pain) → indoloro, sin dolor
painless childbirth → parto m sin dolor

2. (fig) (= easy) → sin mayores dificultades

painless [ˈpeɪnləs] adj

(= without pain) [operation, treatment] → indolore; [death, childbirth] → sans douleur
Acupuncture treatment is gentle, painless and relaxing → Le traitement par l'acupuncture est doux, indolore et relaxant.
The operation itself is a painless procedure → L'opération en soi est indolore.

(= not difficult) [solution, process] → indolore
There are no easy or painless solutions to the problem → Il n'y a pas de solution facile ou indolore à ce problème.
a painless way to stop inflation → une manière indolore d'arrêter l'inflation
to be fairly painless → n'être pas bien méchant
Changing your bank is generally fairly painless → En général, changer de banque n'est pas bien méchant.

painless

adj → schmerzlos; I promise you the interview will be quite painless (inf) → ich versichere Ihnen, dass das Interview kurz und schmerzlos wird (inf); a procedure which makes paying completely painless (inf) → ein Verfahren, bei dem Sie von der Bezahlung überhaupt nichts merken; don’t worry, it’s quite painless (inf) → keine Angst, es tut gar nicht weh

painless [ˈpeɪnlɪs] adj (gen) → indolore (fig) (exam) → non troppo difficile; (interview) → non spiacevole

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painless [ˈpeɪnlɪs] adj (gen) → indolore (fig) (exam) → non troppo difficile; (interview) → non spiacevole