"sorriness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Middle English sorinesse, from Old English sāriġness, from Proto-West Germanic *sairaganassī, *sairīganassī; equivalent to sorry + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian searigens (“soreness, tenderness”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sorinesse}} Middle English sorinesse, {{inh|en|ang|sāriġness}} Old English sāriġness, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*sairaganassī}} Proto-West Germanic *sairaganassī, {{m|gmw-pro|*sairīganassī}} *sairīganassī, {{suf|en|sorry|ness}} sorry + -ness, {{cog|fy|searigens|t=soreness, tenderness}} West Frisian searigens (“soreness, tenderness”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sorriness (uncountable)
  1. The state or quality of being sorry; regret. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-sorriness-en-noun-OJISx5Pi
  2. Worthlessness; wretchedness. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-sorriness-en-noun-r7RiGhbc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 28 72

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