sorriness
1 synonym for sorriness, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A feeling of sadness or regret about something.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
paltriness
Etymology
Comes from Middle English sorinesse, from Old English sāriġnes, from Proto-West Germanic *sairaganassī or *sairīganassī; equivalent to sorry + -ness. It is cognate with West Frisian searigens (“soreness, tenderness”).
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