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painfulness

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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.

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