Words ending in NESS
There are 500 words ending in ness in this list, most common first. Filter by letters or length.
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businessconsciousnessillnessawarenesseffectivenessdarknesshappinesswitnessthicknessweaknessgoodnesswildernesswillingnesssicknesskindnessfitnessusefulnessmadnessforgivenessreadinesstendernessrighteousnesssadnessgreatnesslonelinessbitternessbrightnessfairnessstiffnessopennesshardnessseriousnessresponsivenessrichnesscompetitivenessemptinessuniquenesslikenessharnesscompletenesscorrectnessclosenessnesssweetnesshelplessnessfullnessstillnesseagernessselfishnessattractivenessroughnessindebtednessdeafnessrestlessnessdizzinessunhappinesstoughnesswhitenesswickednessuneasinesswholenessnothingnesshighnessunwillingnessfirmnesspolitenessonenessnervousnessfreshnessidlenessgentlenesshopelessnessaggressivenesswearinessfriendlinessfaithfulnesssoftnessfondnesspreparednessboldnesscarelessnessvaguenessothernesslightnesscoolnessshynesspowerlessnessfoolishnesstightnessdrowsinessalertnesssharpnessnumbnessreasonablenessunconsciousnessearnestnesssamenesssoundnessrobustnessdistinctivenessassertivenessshortnessstrangenessfranknessgovernessslownesssmoothnesscohesivenessharshnesswellnesstruthfulnesscalmnessthoroughnessclearnesscheerfulnesslovelinessnearnessclevernesslawlessnessarbitrarinessnewnessgladnessawkwardnessnaturalnessconnectednessmindfulnessheavinessdullnesswakefulnessbaronessstubbornnessvastnessrudenesstrustworthinessresourcefulnessinventivenessmeannessexactnessdampnesswildnessvividnesscomprehensivenessexpressivenessflatnesswretchednesstogethernessdestructivenessexclusivenesssuddennessdefensivenesssorenessrecklessnessdistinctnessrightnesspermissivenesstimelinessplayfulnesssleepinessmeaningfulnessswiftnessaloofnesssinfulnesssensitivenessworthinessblessednesspervasivenesssteadinessorderlinessshrewdnessattentivenessstrictnessmeeknessdefinitenessbadnessclumsinessinclusivenessagribusinesslivelinessmeaninglessnessthoughtfulnessselflessnessthankfulnesscoarsenesssteadfastnessinwardnesshardinesshomesicknessbignesswatchfulnesslatenessfiercenesstardinesscovetousnessinterconnectednessfearlessnesswarinessmildnesssleeplessnesspronenessconscientiousnesslicentiousnesspromptnessbreathlessnesstimelessnessacutenesskeennessrashnesskindlinessdimnessalonenesscallousnessbrittlenesshumannesspleasantnesssubmissivenessgraciousnesscloudinessdecisivenessimpulsivenesssillinessshallownessunselfishnessuprightnessmarchionessrebelliousnessgiddinesswrongnessabruptnessfastnessfeeblenessvindictivenesspatronessplainnessviciousnesshollownessabsolutenesslawfulnessfuzzinesspeacefulnesssluggishnessfinitenesshaughtinesssternnessconcisenessunawarenessprecariousnesstensenessslacknesscasualnesspalenessinnovativenessbluntnesssurenessgreennesssmugnessblanknessforeignnessthoughtlessnesswantonnessficklenesslistlessnesssaintlinessprettinessdeaconessunkindnessjoblessnessforcefulnessacquisitivenessaptnessastutenessproductivenessbelongingnessexpansivenessinquisitivenessrootednessbleaknessnoblenessinertnesselusivenesscrudenessdeadnessreceptivenesssmartnesshumanenessnastinesslightheadednessfearfulnessloftinessindustriousnessbusynessbluenesspicturesquenessadroitnesscommonnessriskinessboundednessrottennessfastidiousnessjustnessalivenessextensivenessdoublenessgrimnessdrearinessdiscretenesspretentiousnesswaywardnessshortsightednessineptnessobtusenessunexpectednessgracefulnessstraightforwardnessperceptivenessindirectnessgreedinesssloppinesswistfulnesslovingkindnessgregariousnessstuffinessstinginesswholesomenessbashfulnesseasinessneedinessforthrightnesslivenesswilfulnessshamelessnesshumblenessmessinesscomelinessrawnesscapriciousnessquaintnesscraftinessresolutenessnicenessdeftnesssullennessgratefulnessmutenesscautiousnessoddnesscoynesstransitorinesssparsenessaimlessnessdrabnessingenuousnesshiddennessdumbnessdeceitfulnesslaxnessdeliberatenessjoyousnesstersenesssturdinessmindlessnessprecisenesssolitarinessobsequiousnesstautnessfoolhardinessgodlessnesschillinessrestivenesspassivenessanxiousnessspiritednessimperviousnesssordidnessmiserlinesscourtlinesshomelinesstediousnessapartnessendlessnessboastfulnessunrulinessbeingnessbrisknessridiculousnesssinlessnessartfulnessobliviousnessslynessartlessnesstearfulnesslightheartednessconspicuousnesscutenesssobernessdoggednessbrusquenesslushnessmellownessjoyfulnesspeevishnessindistinctnesscompulsivenesstactlessnessincisivenessnimblenesslifelessnessconclusivenessauspiciousnessmaliciousnessqueasinesssprightlinessdevoutnessfirstnessdevotednessintensivenessshakinessboundlessnessrowdinessmeticulousnessscrupulousnessrelentlessnessfacetiousnessapprehensivenessglibnessabsentmindednessvengefulnessdreaminessuntrustworthinessclannishnesscopiousnessarticulatenessexcessivenessdaintinessconsideratenessrestfulnessdemonessboorishnessgloominesscontradictorinessstoutnessedginessconstructivenesschangelessnessperfectnessimperiousnessspuriousnessprofanenesstrustfulnessdilatorinessmanifoldnesspresumptuousnessfleetnessactivenesssumptuousnessadeptnessniggardlinessairinessimaginativenessassurednessdisingenuousnessfretfulnesstritenessmomentarinessmorosenessunbiasednessuncanninesssavagenessmischievousnessmurkinessoutrageousnessboisterousnessofficiousnesspurenesslovesicknessslothfulnesslonesomenesssuperciliousnessbrazennessunusualnesslimitlessnessmeagernesstackinesszealousnesscosinessbelatednesscrassnessspitefulnesspensivenesswhatnesspoornessimpetuousnessgruffnessdissolutenesscrankinessoblatenesscontentednessimpolitenessconducivenessforlornnessmightiness
The most-used words ending in ness, and what they mean
These are the 14 that come up most often in written English, so they are the ones worth knowing first.
- business
- noun(uncountable) Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
- consciousness
- noun(uncountable) The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
- illness
- noun(uncountable) A state of bad health or disease.
- awareness
- nounThe state or quality of being aware of something.
- effectiveness
- nounThe property of being effective, of achieving results.
- darkness
- noun(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
- happiness
- noun(uncountable) The emotion of being happy; joy; elation.
- witness
- noun(countable) One who sees or has personal knowledge of something.
- thickness
- noun(uncountable, countable) A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.
- weakness
- noun(uncountable) The condition of being weak.
- goodness
- noun(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being good.
- wilderness
- noun(uncountable) Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land…
- willingness
- nounThe state of being willing
- sickness
- nounThe quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness.
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
Of the 500 words in this list, 500 can be used as a noun, including business, consciousness, illness, awareness, effectiveness. Plenty of words do more than one job: state is a noun, a verb and an adjective depending on how you use it, which is why these numbers add up to more than the list itself.
500 nouns6 verbs1 adjective
How this list is built
The words come from the Datamuse language API, then get cleaned up, because the raw output is not much use on its own. Each word is checked against an English dictionary, with a frequency floor for anything not in it, so ordinary inflections survive while noise does not. Roman numerals, fragments and vowel-less abbreviations are stripped out.
What is left is ranked by how often each word actually appears in written English. That ordering is the point: it puts the words you might actually want at the top. The full method is on how we build these.
Common questions
How many words ending in ness are there?
This list holds 500, filtered to real dictionary words and ranked by how common they are. English has more if you count obscure and archaic ones, but they are little use to anybody.
Can a word ending in NESS be a noun?
Yes. 500 of the 500 words on this list can be used as a noun. The breakdown above shows how many work as verbs, adjectives and adverbs too.
How are the words ordered?
By how often each word appears in written English, most common first, so the useful ones are at the top rather than buried under rarities. See how we build these.
Can I search inside the list?
Yes. The filter box narrows the list as you type, and where a list mixes lengths there are buttons to show only words of a given length.