painfulness

English

Etymology

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

Noun

painfulness (usually uncountable, plural painfulnesses)

1. The state or quality of being painful, of causing pain.
2. The state or quality of being tedious, of requiring great care.

Translations

state of being painful

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 疼痛 (zh) (téngtòng), 酸痛 (zh) (suāntòng)

• Finnish: tuskaisuus (fi)
• Irish: peannaideacht f, pianmhaireacht f, nimhneachas m, dócúlacht f, leadarthaí f

state of being tedious