PAINFULNESS

painfulness, distressingness

(noun) the quality of being painful; “she feared the painfulness of childbirth”

pain, painfulness

(noun) emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; “the pain of loneliness”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

painfulness (usually uncountable, plural painfulnesses)

The state or quality of being painful, of causing pain.

The state or quality of being tedious, of requiring great care.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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