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painless |
Overview of adj painless The adj painless has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) painless -- (requiring little hard work or exertion; "a painless solution to the problem") 2. painless -- (not causing physical or psychological pain; "painless dentistry") 3. painless -- (with as little pain as possible; "a humanely painless killing") Antonyms of adj painless 3 senses of painless Sense 1 painless INDIRECT (VIA easy) -> difficult, hard Sense 2 painless (vs. painful) painful (vs. painless) => aching, achy => agonized, agonised => agonizing, agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome => burning => chafed, galled => poignant => racking, wrenching => saddle-sore => sensitive, sore, tender => smarting => traumatic => biting, bitter => prickling, stinging, tingling Sense 3 painless INDIRECT (VIA humane) -> inhumane Similarity of adj painless 3 senses of painless Sense 1 painless => easy (vs. difficult) Sense 2 painless (vs. painful) => pain-free, unpainful Also See-> harmless#1 Sense 3 painless => humane (vs. inhumane) Attributes of adj painless Familiarity of adj painless painless used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj painless painless Overview of adj painless The adj painless has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) painless -- (requiring little hard work or exertion; "a painless solution to the problem") 2. painless -- (not causing physical or psychological pain; "painless dentistry") 3. painless -- (with as little pain as possible; "a humanely painless killing")
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