Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Soreness \Sore"ness\, n.
   The quality or state of being sore; tenderness; painfull; as,
   the soreness of a wound; the soreness of an affliction.

Source : WordNet®

soreness
     n 1: a pain that is felt when the area is touched [syn: {tenderness}]
     2: an uncomfortable feeling in some part of the body [syn: {discomfort},
         {irritation}]