Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [986]
2pain verb : to cause or experience pain
Synonyms
ache, hurt, smart—more at HURT
pain·ful adjective : feeling or giving pain
Synonyms
nasty, sore; also damaging, harmful, hurtful, injurious; raw, tender; bleeding, burning, chafing, cramping, festering; nagging, pinching, pricking, prickling, smarting, stinging; inflamed, swollen; threatening, wounding
Antonyms
painless
pain·ful·ly adverb : in a painful manner
pain·kill·er noun : something (as a drug) that relieves pain
— pain·kill·ing adjective
pain·less adjective : not causing pain
Synonyms
easy, effortless, facile, fluent, fluid, light, ready, simple, smooth, snap, soft—more at EASY
pain·less·ly adverb : in a painless manner
Synonyms
easily, effortlessly, fluently, freely, handily, lightly, readily, smoothly—more at EASILY
pains·tak·ing adjective : taking pains : showing care
— pains·taking noun
— pains·tak·ing·ly adverb
Synonyms
careful, conscientious, fussy, meticulous; also assiduous, diligent, indefatigable, persevering, sedulous; exhaustive, thorough, thoroughgoing; attentive, observant, vigilant, watchful; accurate, precise; critical, demanding, discriminating, exacting, finicky, particular; cautious, chary, circumspect, gingerly, guarded, heedful, wary; deliberate, plodding, slow; studied, thoughtful; all-out, determined, dogged, intensive, tenacious, tireless, zealous
Antonyms
careless
1paint verb 1 : to apply color, pigment, or paint to
2 : to produce or portray in lines or colors on a surface; also : to practice the art of painting
3 : to decorate with colors
4 : to use cosmetics
5 : to describe vividly
6 : SWAB
— paint·er noun
Synonyms
[1] color, dye, stain, tinge, tint—more at COLOR
[5] delineate, depict, describe, draw, image, picture, portray, sketch—more at DESCRIBE
2paint noun 1 : something produced by painting
2 : MAKEUP
3 : a mixture of a pigment and a liquid that forms a thin adherent coating when spread on a surface; also : the dry pigment used in making this mixture
4 : an applied coating of paint
paint·ball noun : a game in which two teams try to capture each other's flag using guns that shoot paint-filled pellets
paint·brush noun : a brush for applying paint
painted lady noun : a migratory butterfly with wings mottled in brown, orange, black, and white
paint·ing noun 1 : a work (as a picture) produced by painting
2 : the art or occupation of painting
Synonyms
oil; also fresco, mural, panorama; cartoon, drawing, etching, pastel, sketch, watercolor, work; masterpiece; pièce de résistance, showpiece
1pair noun, plural pairs also pair [ORIGIN: ME paire, fr. AF, fr. L paria equal things, fr. neut. pl. of par equal]
1 : two things of a kind designed for use together
2 : something made up of two corresponding pieces 3 : a set of two people or animals Synonyms brace, couple, duo, twain, twosome; also span, yoke; partnership, team; companion, complement, doublet, fellow, half, match, mate, twin; counterpart, equal, equivalent, like, parallel, peer 2pair verb 1 : to arrange in pairs 2 : to form a pair : MATCH 3 : to become associated with another pais·ley adjective, often cap : decorated with colorful curved abstract figures Pai·ute noun : a member of an American Indian people orig. of Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California pa·ja·mas noun plural : a loose suit for sleeping or lounging Pak·i·stani noun : a native or inhabitant of Pakistan — Pak·i·stani adjective pal noun : a close friend Synonyms buddy, chum, comrade, crony, familiar, friend, intimate—more at FRIEND pal·ace noun [ORIGIN: ME palais, fr. AF, fr. L palatium, fr. Palatium, the Palatine Hill in Rome where the emperors' residences were built] 1 : the official residence of a chief of state 2 : a large stately house : MANSION Synonyms castle, estate, hall, manor, mansion, villa—more at MANSION pal·a·din noun 1 : a trusted military leader (as for a medieval