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trouble-free

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Without trouble.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The construction of the bridge was trouble-free.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

without problems or difficulties

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • NASA reported a trouble-free launch

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English trouble Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English trouble-free From trouble + -free.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: probleemvry — without trouble
  • Finnish: ongelmaton — without trouble
  • German: problemlos — without trouble
  • Hindi: निर्विघ्न (nirvighna) — without trouble
  • Polish: bezproblemowy — without trouble
  • Russian: безотка́зный (bezotkáznyj) — without trouble
  • Russian: надёжный (nadjóžnyj) — without trouble
  • Russian: бесперебо́йный (besperebójnyj) — without trouble