painless

English

adj
Definitions
  • Free from pain; without pain or trouble.
  • Not difficult; easy.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English paynles affix from English pain root from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (pay, pile up, honor, value, build, stow, avenge, observe, gather, pile).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷey-

Gloss

pay, pile up, honor, value, build, stow, avenge, observe, gather, pile

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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