stress-freeadj.
/ˌstrɛsˈfriː/, U.S. /ˌstrɛsˈfri/ 1. Free from mental or emotional strain or tension; not causing, involving, or feeling any stress.
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1898 Scribner's Mag. June 767/2 Unharassed hours, stress free as unbent grain, Serene as sloping meads in sunlit June, Are foisted into agitated Life.
1955 Record-Gazette (Peace River, Alberta) 14 Apr. 3/4 Fly CPA... Stress-free travel that gets you there—and brings you back—fresh as a daisy.
1996 Weekly World News 16 Jan. 24 You don't have to pay a fortune in medical bills to stay young, healthy and stress free.
2017 Tamworth Herald (Nexis) 20 July 4 Angela in the sales office made our experience enjoyable and completely stress free.
2021 Bournemouth Echo (Nexis) 16 Aug. Giving patients the ability to..receive their vital treatment in a relaxed and stress-free environment.
2. Free from mechanical stress; of or relating to the state of being free from mechanical stress.
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1914 Mech. Engineer 12 June 548/2 The points A and B representing the stress-free state of the portions after separation.
1946 Nature 5 Oct. 475/1 After discussing the effect of swelling on the sorption isotherm he proceeded to derive a stress-free isotherm.
1961 Economist 21 Oct. 249/1 A stress-free cruising speed of 70–75 mph.
2011 E. A. Abou Neel et al. in P. Ducheyne et al. Comprehensive Biomaterials I. 286/2 The mould is then returned to a furnace to anneal and slowly cool the cast glass to produce the desired object in a stress-free form.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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