Soreness

Origin

From Middle English sornesse, sarnesse, from Old English sārness ("bodily pain; mental pain, affliction, grief"), equivalent to sore + -ness. Cognate with Scots sairness ("soreness").

Full definition of soreness

Noun

1. 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.