sorriness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈsɑrinəs/ UK /ˈsɒrinəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the state of being sorrowful, regretful, or pitifully poor

The sorriness of the abandoned house was hard to ignore.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being... wretchedness pitifulness regret contritionpaltrinessmeanness

Opposites

worthiness gladness

Word family

Related forms sorry sorrow

Etymology

From sorry + -ness. Sorry derives from Old English sārig ('pained, grieved, sorrowful'), from sār ('sore, pain'); it is unrelated etymologically to sorrow despite the resemblance.

sārig Old English sār Old English

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# sorriness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɑrinəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɒrinəs/

## Meanings
1. the state of being sorrowful, regretful, or pitifully poor

## Examples
- The sorriness of the abandoned house was hard to ignore.

## Synonyms
- wretchedness
- pitifulness
- regret
- contrition
- paltriness
- meanness

## Antonyms
- worthiness
- gladness

## Related Forms
- sorry
- sorrow

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sārig
- Root: sār

## Etymology
From sorry + -ness. Sorry derives from Old English sārig ('pained, grieved, sorrowful'), from sār ('sore, pain'); it is unrelated etymologically to sorrow despite the resemblance.

## AI Etymology
Sorriness comes from sorry + -ness. Sorry derives from Old English sārig ('pained, grieved, sorrowful'), from sār ('sore, pain'); it is unrelated etymologically to sorrow despite the resemblance. The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As a noun, it denotes "the state of being sorrowful, regretful, or pitifully poor", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Old English sārig and Old English sār. Related words include sorry, sorrow.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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