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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painless/#m1)

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

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

### In the corpora

- [Sealants and fluoride varnish are quick, painless coatings that help protect the back teeth from decay.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/75-the-dentist-and-washing-hands/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «painless» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/painless/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.