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painful

/ˈpeɪn.fəl/
Meanings
  • Adjective

    Causing physical or emotional suffering or distress

    - "The patient's painful recovery from surgery was long and arduous."
    - "Her painful memories of the past still haunt her today."
  • Verb

    Feeling or causing physical pain

    - "The dentist painfully extracted the tooth."
    - "He painfully admitted his mistakes."
Pronunciation




  1. Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1749921"
Antonyms

painfree , painless
Synonyms

annoying , doleful , irksome , smartful , sorrowful , exerting , laborious
Rhymes
Words rhyming with painful
pain , gain , main , strain , remain , vexed , fain , wane , mainstay , sway , bay , may , say , weigh , lay , stray , play , bay , say , may
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Pain (English) : The sensation of physical or emotional suffering or distress.

  2. Pain (French) : Ability to pay.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. painful, painless, pains, gains, pane, pane's, paneau, panne, panea, paneolus

Variants
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painful , painfuller , painfullest , painfully , painfulness , painfulnesses , painful to the touch
Forms
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painfully, more painful, most painful, painfulness, unpainful, painfully slow, painfully fast

Etymology
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From Old French 'paiable,' meaning 'able to pay,' which evolved to mean 'capable of feeling pain' in Middle English.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'painful' comes from the Old French word 'paiable,' which originally meant 'able to pay,' but evolved to mean 'capable of feeling pain' in Middle English.

  2. The word 'painful' is often used to describe emotional or physical suffering, but it can also be used to describe a slow or tedious process, as in 'painfully slow.'

Related Concepts
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  1. Discomfort: A feeling of unease or uneasiness, often associated with physical or emotional pain.

  2. Suffering: Experiencing physical or emotional pain, often accompanied by distress and hardship.

  3. Agony: Intense physical or emotional pain, often prolonged and unbearable.

Culture
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In literature, 'painful' is often used to describe emotional turmoil and suffering, such as in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart.' In art, painful scenes are depicted to evoke emotion and provoke thought. In music, painful experiences are expressed through various genres, including blues and heavy metal.

How to Memorize "painful"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a person grimacing in pain, clenching their fists and wincing as they endure physical or emotional suffering.
    - Visualize a red, inflamed area on the body, indicating physical pain.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'painful' with images of suffering, discomfort, or distress.
    - Think of the word 'painful' when you feel emotional or physical anguish.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'People Always Involved In Notable Suffering,' or PAINS, to remember the definition of painful.
    - Create a mental image of a person with a red face and wincing in pain, representing the word 'painful'.

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