painfulness

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painfulness

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From Middle English peynfulnes, peynfulnesse, equivalent to painful + -ness.

noun painfulnesses

uncountable, usually The state or quality of being painful, of causing pain.
Opposite: painlessness
uncountable, usually The state or quality of being tedious, of requiring great care. Near-synonyms: tediousness, laboriousness
Similar: tediousness, laboriousness

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noun state of being painful

中文	疼痛 téngtòng, 酸痛 suāntòng

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@misc{painfulness_2026,
  title = {painfulness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/painfulness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}