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
soreness (usually uncountable, plural sorenesses)
The property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.
• 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
13 January 2025
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
