SORENESS

discomfort, soreness, irritation

(noun) an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress

tenderness, soreness, rawness

(noun) a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched); “the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness”; “after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

soreness (usually uncountable, plural sorenesses)

The property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.

Anagrams

• roseness

Source: Wiktionary


Sore"ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being sore; tenderness; painfull; as, the soreness of a wound; the soreness of an affliction.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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