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painfulness

painfulness noun: the state or quality of being painful, of causing pain.

Noun

painfulness (usually uncountable, plural painfulnesses)

  1. (usually) The state or quality of being painful, of causing pain.
    Antonyms:
    painlessness
  2. (usually) The state or quality of being tedious, of requiring great care.
    • Near-synonyms: tediousness, laboriousness

Synonyms of painfulness

Antonyms

Forms of painfulness

pluralpainfulnesses

Origin of painfulness

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

Questions about painfulness

What does painfulness mean?
Painfulness means the state or quality of being painful, of causing pain.
What part of speech is painfulness?
Painfulness is a noun.
What is the plural of painfulness?
The plural of painfulness is painfulnesses.

Words near painfulness in the dictionary

  1. painfulest
  2. painfull
  3. painfuller
  4. painfullest
  5. painfully
  6. painfulness
  7. painfulnesses
  8. painim
  9. painims
  10. paining
  11. painite

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