Meanings
plural painfulnesses
- uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being tedious, of requiring great care.
Near-synonyms: tediousness, laboriousness
Synonyms: tediousness, laboriousness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or quality of being painful, of causing pain.
nounThe state or quality of being tedious, of requiring great care.
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Origin
- Middle Englishpeynfulnes
- Englishpainfulness
From Middle English peynfulnes, peynfulnesse, equivalent to painful + -ness.
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Chinese Mandarin 疼痛, 酸痛
- 疼痛 (téngtòng)state of being painful
- 酸痛 (suāntòng)state of being painful
Finnish tuskaisuus
- tuskaisuusstate of being painful
Irish peannaideacht, pianmhaireacht
- peannaideachtstate of being painful
- pianmhaireachtstate of being painful
- nimhneachasstate of being painful
- dócúlachtstate of being painful
- leadarthaístate of being painful
Polish bolesność, mozolność
- bolesnośćstate of being painful
- mozolnośćstate of being tedious
Cite this entry
painfulness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painfulness
“painfulness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painfulness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “painfulness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painfulness.
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