Synonyms for painfulness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : peyn-fuhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpeɪn fəl |
Top 10 synonyms for painfulness Other synonyms for the word painfulness
- acrimoniousness
- arduousness
- asperity
- awkwardness
- barricade
- check
- crux
- dead end
- deep water
- delicacy
- difficulty
- distastefulness
- distress
- emergency
- exigency
- fix
- foulness
- grievousness
- harshness
- hindrance
- hitch
- horribleness
- hostility
- hot water
- impasse
- inconvenience
- inopportuneness
- knot
- labor
- laboriousness
- mess
- misfortune
- mordancy
- muddle
- nastiness
- obstacle
- obstruction
- pain
- painfulness
- paradox
- perplexity
- pickle
- predicament
- quagmire
- quandary
- sarcasm
- scrape
- snag
- stew
- stickiness
- strain
- strait
- strenuousness
- struggle
- stumbling block
- thorniness
- ticklishness
- tribulation
- trouble
- uncomfortableness
- unpleasantness
- untimeliness
- venom
- virulence
Définition of painfulness
Origin :- mid-14c., from pain (n.) + -ful. Related: Painfully; painfulness.
- As in awkwardness : noun embarrassment
- As in bitterness : noun agony
- As in unpleasantness : noun disagreeableness
- As in difficulty : noun problem; situation requiring great effort
- I passed an hour which interested me in spite of its painfulness.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- From early youth I was inured to a certain degree of painfulness in the lesson.
- Extract from : « The King's Mirror » by Anthony Hope
- But life has always had a good deal of painfulness to me, and I hate opposition.
- Extract from : « Robert Orange » by John Oliver Hobbes
- Ah, he said, shaking his head, I assure you I feel the painfulness of your position.
- Extract from : « Madonna Mary » by Mrs. Oliphant
- Once for all, it has put the value before the painfulness in our thoughts.
- Extract from : « Lux Mundi » by Various
- I care for the idea which it embodies and which justifies its painfulness.
- Extract from : « George Eliot's Life, Vol. III (of 3) » by George Eliot
- I turn from this part of my subject with a deep sense of its painfulness.
- Extract from : « Practical Religion » by John Charles Ryle
- I see we are all sensible of the painfulness of our situation.
- Extract from : « A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Complete » by An English Lady
- He says executions are necessary to keep the army together, but he feels the painfulness of the sad necessity.
- Extract from : « A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital » by John Beauchamp Jones
- Imagine the painfulness of affairs on days like this, when one hardly dares put head out of doors.
- Extract from : « Woman's Endurance » by A.D.L.
Antonyms for painfulness
- advantage
- agreement
- aid
- artfulness
- assistance
- benefit
- blessing
- calm
- calmness
- cleverness
- comfort
- contentment
- convenience
- dexterity
- ease
- easiness
- elegance
- encouragement
- favor
- felicity
- friendliness
- geniality
- good health
- grace
- handiness
- happiness
- harmony
- health
- help
- joy
- kindness
- opening
- order
- organization
- peace
- pleasantness
- pleasure
- promotion
- satisfaction
- skill
- solution
- straightforwardness
- success
- sweetness
- tranquility
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