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Painfulness vs Soreness - What's the difference?

painfulness | soreness |

As nouns the difference between painfulness and soreness

is that painfulness is the state or quality of being painful, of causing pain while soreness is the property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.

painfulness

English

Noun

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  • The state or quality of being painful, of causing pain.
  • The state or quality of being tedious, of requiring great care.
  • soreness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.
  • The salve made the soreness go away, but with the aches gone I suddenly noticed my other pains.