Difference between Painless and Harmless

What is the difference between Painless and Harmless?

Painless as an adjective is free from pain; without pain or trouble. while Harmless as an adjective is incapable of causing harm or danger

Painless

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Free from pain; without pain or trouble. Not difficult; easy.

Example sentence: I grew up in a family that was very barbed and difficult, and there was a lot of humor. None of it was painless humor. All of it was at someone else's expense. It was kind of always about power.

Harmless

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: incapable of causing harm or dangernot intended to harm; inoffensivesafe

Example sentence: Over the centuries, and even today, the Bible and Christian theology have helped justify the Crusades, slavery, violence against gays, and the murder of doctors who perform abortions. The words themselves are latent, inert, harmless - until they aren't.

We hope you now know whether to use Painless or Harmless in your sentence.

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