soreness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
    tenderness; rawness.
    • the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness
    • after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on
  2. noun an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
    discomfort; irritation.

WordNet

Sore"ness noun
Definitions
  1. The quality or state of being sore; tenderness; painfull; as, the soreness of a wound; the soreness of an affliction.

Webster 1913