painfulness
The state or quality of being painful, of causing painThe state or quality of being painful, of causing pain.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being painful, of causing pain.
the quality of being painful
(uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being tedious, of requiring great care.
Near-synonyms: tediousness, laboriousness
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English peynfulnes, peynfulnesse, equivalent to painful + -ness.From Middle English peynfulnes, peynfulnesse, equivalent to painful + -ness.
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Forms
plural: painfulnesses| Singular | painfulness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- the quality of being painful:distressingness
- emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid:pain
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedpainful
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable