painless

«painless» in Mova's school dictionary: Not causing any pain: «a painless injection» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (painless)

meaning for a pupil

1) Not causing any pain: «a painless injection». tree →

2) Easy and not unpleasant: «a painless way to learn spelling». tree →

sense 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 →
• The dentist said the check-up would be painless. tree →
• Taking out a baby tooth is often painless. tree →
• Learning my times tables with songs was painless. tree →
• The vet made sure it was painless for the dog. tree →
• Moving house was surprisingly painless. tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• Sealants and fluoride varnish are quick, painless coatings that help protect the back teeth from decay.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «painless» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.