painfulness

English

Etymology

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

Noun

painfulness (usually uncountable, plural painfulnesses)

  2. The state or quality of being painful, of causing pain.
    Antonym: painlessness
  4. The state or quality of being tedious, of requiring great care.
    Coordinate term: painstakingness
    Near-synonyms: tediousness, laboriousness

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