painless — pain·less pān ləs adj 1) not experiencing pain 2) not causing pain: not accompanied by pain: not painful <painless surgery> pain·less·ly adv … Medical dictionary
painful — [adj] physically or mentally agonizing aching, afflictive, agonizing, arduous, awful, biting, burning, caustic, difficult, dire, disagreeable, distasteful, distressing, dreadful, excruciating, extreme, extremely bad, grievous, hard, harrowing,… … New thesaurus
painless — [[t]pe͟ɪnləs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something such as a treatment that is painless causes no physical pain. Acupuncture treatment is gentle, painless, and, invariably, most relaxing... The operation itself is a brief, painless procedure. ...a quick… … English dictionary
painful — pain|ful [ˈpeınfəl] adj 1.) making you feel very upset, or very difficult and unpleasant for you ≠ ↑painless painful memories/experience etc ▪ He sobbed as he recalled the painful memory. ▪ Venice was a painful reminder of her marriage. ▪ He and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
painless — adjective 1) any killing of animals should be painless Syn: without pain, pain free Ant: painful 2) getting rid of him proved to be painless Syn: easy, trouble free, effortless, simple, plain s … Thesaurus of popular words
painful — adjective /ˈpeɪn.fəl/ a) Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental. The men bestow their times in fishing, hunting, warres, and such manlike exercises, scorning to be seene in any woman like exercise, which is the cause that the women… … Wiktionary
painless — adjective a) Free from pain; without pain or trouble. b) Not difficult; easy. Syn: acheless, unaching Ant … Wiktionary
painless — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. causing no pain; easy [to take]. See insensibility, facility. Ant., painful … English dictionary for students
barbarous brutal cruel fell roughshod savage vicious — inhumane in hu*mane ([i^]n h[=u]*m[=a]n ), adj. not humane; lacking and reflecting lack of pity, kindness, or compassion; as, humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world; biological weapons are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beastly bestial bruteprenominal brutish cannibalic — inhumane in hu*mane ([i^]n h[=u]*m[=a]n ), adj. not humane; lacking and reflecting lack of pity, kindness, or compassion; as, humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world; biological weapons are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
