soreness

English

Etymology

From Middle English sornes, sornesse, sarnesse, from Old English sārnes (bodily pain; mental pain, affliction, grief), equivalent to sore + -ness. Cognate with Scots sairness (soreness).

Noun

soreness (usually uncountable, plural sorenesses)

  1. The property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.
    The salve made the soreness go away, but with the aches gone I suddenly noticed my other pains.

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