noun
soreness
Soreness (noun) means a feeling of pain or tenderness in a part of the body.
noun
1
A feeling of pain or tenderness in a part of the body.
"The salve made the soreness go away, but with the aches gone I suddenly noticed my other pains."
2
A feeling of hurt or resentment that stays with you after an upsetting event.
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English sornes, sornesse, sarnesse, from Old English sārnes (“bodily pain; mental pain, affliction, grief”), from Proto-West Germanic *sairanassī; equivalent to sore + -ness. It is cognate with Scots sairness (“soreness”), Old Frisian sērnisse, sērnesse (“injury, lesion”), and Middle Low German sêrnisse, sêrenisse (“wounding, injury, distress, need”).
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Rhymes for soreness
oneness
likeness
idleness
lateness
rudeness
niceness
cuteness
awareness
whiteness
closeness
politeness
gentleness
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of soreness?
"soreness" (noun) means a feeling of pain or tenderness in a part of the body.
What is another word for soreness?
Other words for "soreness" include irritation, tenderness, discomfort, rawness.
What are the different meanings of soreness?
"soreness" has 2 main meanings: 1. A feeling of pain or tenderness in a part of the body; 2. A feeling of hurt or resentment that stays with you after an upsetting event.
