painlessly

/ˈpeɪnɫəsɫi/ adv

In a painless manner.

Word Origin Painlessly comes from 'painless', which is built on 'pain' from Latin 'poena' meaning punishment or penalty. So pain originally meant the suffering inflicted as punishment. The suffix '-less' means without, so painlessly is 'without punishment'. The same root gives us 'punishment', 'impunity' (without punishment), and 'penal'.

adv In a painless manner.

The needle went in painlessly.

(副词) 无痛地

针头无痛地扎了进去。

(adverbio) sin dolor; indoloramente [De manera indolora; sin dolor.]

La aguja entró **painlessly**.

(adverbe) sans douleur; sans problème; sans accroc; sans peine [Sans douleur, sans causer de souffrance.]

L'aiguille est entrée painlessly.

(Adverb) schmerzlos; ohne Schmerzen [**painlessly** *Adv.* auf eine Weise, die keine Schmerzen verursacht; schmerzfrei oder ohne Beschwerden.]

Die Nadel ging **painlessly** hinein.

(副詞) 痛みなく;苦痛を伴わずに。

針は痛みなく刺さった。

(advérbio) sem dor; indoloramente; sem dificuldade [De maneira indolor; sem dor.]

A agulha entrou sem dor.

Word parts: pain + less + ly

Common collocations

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