noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English sarnes, sornes, from Old English sārnes, from sār sore + -nes -ness
1. : the quality or state of being sore: as
a. : painfulness
the soreness of a sprain
b. : mental grief : distress
the soreness of defeat
c. : severity , violence
the soreness of battle
2. : something sore or painful