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The Collaborative International Dictionary
painfulness

painfulness \pain"ful*ness\ n. Emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid.

Syn: pain.

Wiktionary
painfulness

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

WordNet
painfulness

n. emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness" [syn: pain] [ant: pleasure]

Usage examples of "painfulness".

His wounded head beat with tremendous and straining painfulness, as though it would burst asunder, and he was possessed by a burning thirst that seemed to consume his very vitals.