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: not causing or accompanied by physical pain : not painful
a painless skin growth
painless medical procedures
… the medical exam may include an electrocardiogram, or EKG. This noninvasive test is a painless procedure that measures your heart's activity.—
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Sarah SheltonThe relatively painless injections are intended to provide temporary relief for arthritic pain and stiffness.—Larry Katzenstein
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: not difficult : not causing or involving complications or emotional distress
There's an easy way to apply for federal aid in the form of grants and student loans: Just fill out the FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. It's a fairly painless process, and you can even do it online.—Maurie Backman
Maurie Backmana quick and painless solution
painlessly
adverb
painlessness
noun
Examples of painless in a Sentence
getting paid to watch and review movies seems like a painless way to earn a living
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For every person whispering white, there were 10 more standing at the ready who wanted to make the transition as painless as possible for those arriving from the Crescent City.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The potential of crypto – to empower more people in the financial system and make cross border payments painless and cheap, can only come to fruition if regulators and large global financial institutions create the pathways to do that.
—Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
These procedures differ in terms of pain/discomfort (PRK can be quite painful, LASIK is painless) and in terms of recovery time (LASIK is very fast, PRK is much slower).
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 19 Aug. 2025
The good news is that her story had a happy and entirely painless ending.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
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Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The potential of crypto – to empower more people in the financial system and make cross border payments painless and cheap, can only come to fruition if regulators and large global financial institutions create the pathways to do that.
—Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
These procedures differ in terms of pain/discomfort (PRK can be quite painful, LASIK is painless) and in terms of recovery time (LASIK is very fast, PRK is much slower).
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 19 Aug. 2025
The good news is that her story had a happy and entirely painless ending.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for painless
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“Painless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painless. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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