Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

painlessness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
painless-ness
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being painless.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English painless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English painlessness From painless + -ness.

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Questions

What does painlessness mean?
The quality of being painless.
Where does painlessness come from?
Etymology tree English painless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English painlessness From painless + -ness.

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