sorriness
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Definition of sorriness
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable)The state or quality of being sorry; regret.
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noun
- (uncountable)The state or quality of being sorry; regret.
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(uncountable)Worthlessness; wretchedness.
“His friend, Mr. Smith, thought that "a sorry farmer on a sorry farm is a sorry sight." Bill hardly attained that level of sorriness.”
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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”).
Words you can make from sorriness
150 playable · top: ROSINESS (8 pts)
Best play rosiness 8 points7-letter words
12 words6-letter words
26 words- ENOSIS 6 pts
- EOSINS 6 pts
- ESSOIN 6 pts
- IRONER 6 pts
- IRONES 6 pts
- NOESIS 6 pts
- NOISES 6 pts
- NOSIER 6 pts
- OSIERS 6 pts
- OSSEIN 6 pts
- RESINS 6 pts
- RINSER 6 pts
- RINSES 6 pts
- RISERS 6 pts
- ROSIER 6 pts
- ROSINS 6 pts
- SEISOR 6 pts
- SENIOR 6 pts
- SENORS 6 pts
- SENSOR 6 pts
- SERINS 6 pts
- SIRENS 6 pts
- SNORER 6 pts
- SNORES 6 pts
- SONSIE 6 pts
- SORNER 6 pts
5-letter words
31 words- EOSIN 5 pts
- INROS 5 pts
- IRONE 5 pts
- IRONS 5 pts
- NOIRS 5 pts
- NOISE 5 pts
- NORIS 5 pts
- NOSES 5 pts
- ORNIS 5 pts
- ORRIS 5 pts
- OSIER 5 pts
- REINS 5 pts
- RENOS 5 pts
- RESIN 5 pts
- RINSE 5 pts
- RISEN 5 pts
- RISER 5 pts
- RISES 5 pts
- ROSES 5 pts
- ROSIN 5 pts
- SENOR 5 pts
- SERIN 5 pts
- SINES 5 pts
- SIREN 5 pts
- SIRES 5 pts
- SISES 5 pts
- SNORE 5 pts
- SONES 5 pts
- SORER 5 pts
- SORES 5 pts
- SORNS 5 pts
4-letter words
35 words- EONS 4 pts
- ERNS 4 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- ERRS 4 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- IONS 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- IRON 4 pts
- NESS 4 pts
- NOES 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
- NOSE 4 pts
- ONES 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- OSES 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
- REIS 4 pts
- RENO 4 pts
- RINS 4 pts
- RISE 4 pts
- ROES 4 pts
- ROSE 4 pts
- SEIS 4 pts
- SERS 4 pts
- SINE 4 pts
- SINS 4 pts
- SIRE 4 pts
- SIRS 4 pts
- SONE 4 pts
- SONS 4 pts
- SORE 4 pts
- SORI 4 pts
- SORN 4 pts
- SRIS 4 pts
3-letter words
30 words2-letter words
15 wordsFind your best play with sorriness
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