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Painable vs Painless - What's the difference?

painable | painless |

As adjectives the difference between painable and painless

is that painable is painful while painless is free from pain; without pain or trouble.

painable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) painful
    • The manacles of Astyages were not the less weighty and painable for being composed of gold or silver. — Evelyn.
    (Webster 1913)

    painless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Free from pain; without pain or trouble.
  • Not difficult; easy.

    • Synonyms

    (free from pain) acheless, unaching

    Antonyms

    * painful

    Related terms

    * painlessly * painlessness

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