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sorriness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sor-ri-ness
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being sorry; regret.

Uncountable

noun

Worthlessness; wretchedness.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English sorinesse, from Old English sāriġnes, from Proto-West Germanic *sairaganassī, *sairīganassī; equivalent to sorry + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian searigens (“soreness, tenderness”).

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Synonyms

paltriness

Questions

What does sorriness mean?
The state or quality of being sorry; regret.
Where does sorriness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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