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painful

pain·ful
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [peyn-fuh l]
    • /ˈpeɪn fəl/
    • /ˈpeɪnfl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [peyn-fuh l]
    • /ˈpeɪn fəl/

Definitions of painful word

  • adjective painful affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory. 2
  • adjective painful laborious; exacting; difficult: a painful life. 2
  • adjective painful Archaic. painstaking; careful. 2
  • adjective painful hurts 2
  • adjective painful difficult 2
  • adjective painful morally upsetting 2

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Origin of painful

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1300-50; See origin at pain, -ful

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Painful

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

painful popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

painful usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for painful

adj painful

  • distressing — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
  • tedious — event: dull
  • troublesome — causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious: a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.
  • hurtful — causing hurt or injury; injurious; harmful.
  • dire — causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity.

Antonyms for painful

adj painful

  • helpful — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
  • pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
  • pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
  • facile — moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
  • wonderful — excellent; great; marvelous: We all had a wonderful weekend.

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