Definition of PAINFULNESS

painfulness

Plural: painfulnesses

Noun

  • emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
  • the quality of being painful
    • "she feared the painfulness of childbirth"
  • The state or quality of being painful, of causing pain.
  • The state or quality of being tedious, of requiring great care.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

distressingness, pain

Scrabble Score: 16

painfulness: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
painfulness: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
painfulness: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

painfulness: valid Words With Friends Word