Wordiyo
RootsVocabularyCoursesGuidesMy WordsPricing
Wordiyo

Build your English vocabulary systematically through roots and etymology.

Explore

  • Roots
  • Vocabulary
  • My Words

Learn

  • Guides
  • Pricing

Company

  • About
  • Terms
  • Privacy

© 2026 Wordiyo.

  1. Home
  2. /pun
  3. /pain-relieving

pain-relieving

UK/pein-rɪˈlivɪŋ/US/'peɪnrɪl'i:vɪŋ/

Definitions

adj.

Having the effect of relieving pain.

止痛的,镇痛的。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
painpunish, penalty, pain
+
relievingroot
=pain-relieving

pain (← poena) + relieving: that eases pain.

Root pun still carries 33 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The cream has a fast pain-relieving effect.

  • 2.

    Doctors prescribed pain-relieving medication after surgery.

← Back to pun