sorriness

Meanings

Noun

worthlessness due to insignificance
The state or quality of being sorry; regret.
Worthlessness; wretchedness.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

paltriness

Scrabble Score: 9

sorriness is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sorriness is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sorriness is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

sorriness is a valid Words With Friends word