Words that end in -ness
English words ending in -ness, grouped by number of syllables. Great for rhymes and spelling practice.
There are 947 words in our list; here are the 500 most common.
2 syllables 149
- business busi-ness
- witness wit-ness
- illness ill-ness
- fitness fit-ness
- darkness dark-ness
- weakness weak-ness
- goodness good-ness
- kindness kind-ness
- madness mad-ness
- sadness sad-ness
- sickness sick-ness
- fairness fair-ness
- thickness thick-ness
- greatness great-ness
- harness har-ness
- brightness bright-ness
- wellness well-ness
- sweetness sweet-ness
- blindness blind-ness
- highness high-ness
- likeness like-ness
- toughness tough-ness
- richness rich-ness
- stiffness stiff-ness
- hardness hard-ness
- closeness close-ness
- fondness fond-ness
- freshness fresh-ness
- blackness black-ness
- fullness full-ness
- sharpness sharp-ness
- soreness sore-ness
- whiteness white-ness
- softness soft-ness
- stillness still-ness
- lightness light-ness
- tightness tight-ness
- redness red-ness
- dryness dry-ness
- tiredness tired-ness
- weirdness weird-ness
- rudeness rude-ness
- boldness bold-ness
- deafness deaf-ness
- shyness shy-ness
- calmness calm-ness
- numbness numb-ness
- cuteness cute-ness
- shortness short-ness
- smoothness smooth-ness
- oneness one-ness
- quickness quick-ness
- coolness cool-ness
- roughness rough-ness
- firmness firm-ness
- loudness loud-ness
- strangeness strange-ness
- baldness bald-ness
- vastness vast-ness
- harshness harsh-ness
- hotness hot-ness
- coldness cold-ness
- wholeness whole-ness
- slowness slow-ness
- wetness wet-ness
- newness new-ness
- vagueness vague-ness
- soundness sound-ness
- frankness frank-ness
- dampness damp-ness
- gladness glad-ness
- realness real-ness
- wildness wild-ness
- badness bad-ness
- meanness mean-ness
- flatness flat-ness
- lateness late-ness
- swiftness swift-ness
- thinness thin-ness
- dullness dull-ness
- sameness same-ness
- niceness nice-ness
- fatness fat-ness
- smugness smug-ness
- lameness lame-ness
- bluntness blunt-ness
- gayness gay-ness
- rightness right-ness
- nearness near-ness
- ripeness ripe-ness
- fierceness fierce-ness
- clearness clear-ness
- rawness raw-ness
- cheapness cheap-ness
- meekness meek-ness
- strictness strict-ness
- neatness neat-ness
- keenness keen-ness
- roundness round-ness
- smallness small-ness
- smartness smart-ness
- looseness loose-ness
- crispness crisp-ness
- wrongness wrong-ness
- maleness male-ness
- lewdness lewd-ness
- bleakness bleak-ness
- steepness steep-ness
- sheerness sheer-ness
- fastness fast-ness
- sourness sour-ness
- blandness bland-ness
- greenness green-ness
- grossness gross-ness
- shrewdness shrewd-ness
- straightness straight-ness
- oddness odd-ness
- bigness big-ness
- dumbness dumb-ness
- coarseness coarse-ness
- promptness prompt-ness
- hoarseness hoarse-ness
- cleanness clean-ness
- foulness foul-ness
- tartness tart-ness
- deepness deep-ness
- falseness false-ness
- paleness pale-ness
- rashness rash-ness
- slackness slack-ness
- slickness slick-ness
- crudeness crude-ness
- deftness deft-ness
- blueness blue-ness
- vileness vile-ness
- plainness plain-ness
- blankness blank-ness
- grimness grim-ness
- mildness mild-ness
- pureness pure-ness
- faintness faint-ness
- brashness brash-ness
- largeness large-ness
- staleness stale-ness
- baseness base-ness
- leanness lean-ness
- proneness prone-ness
- coyness coy-ness
- laxness lax-ness
3 syllables 240
- awareness a-ware-ness
- happiness hap-pi-ness
- consciousness con-scious-ness
- wilderness wil-der-ness
- forgiveness for-give-ness
- willingness will-ing-ness
- loneliness lone-li-ness
- readiness read-i-ness
- righteousness right-eous-ness
- holiness ho-li-ness
- bitterness bit-ter-ness
- homelessness home-less-ness
- mindfulness mind-ful-ness
- openness o-pen-ness
- correctness cor-rect-ness
- baroness bar-on-ess
- usefulness use-ful-ness
- eyewitness eye-wit-ness
- emptiness emp-ti-ness
- cleanliness clean-li-ness
- tenderness ten-der-ness
- selfishness self-ish-ness
- uniqueness u-nique-ness
- laziness la-zi-ness
- completeness com-plete-ness
- dizziness diz-zi-ness
- craziness cra-zi-ness
- foolishness fool-ish-ness
- nervousness nerv-ous-ness
- awkwardness awk-ward-ness
- faithfulness faith-ful-ness
- ugliness ug-li-ness
- nothingness noth-ing-ness
- awesomeness awe-some-ness
- hopelessness hope-less-ness
- friendliness friend-li-ness
- politeness po-lite-ness
- wickedness wick-ed-ness
- helplessness help-less-ness
- lawlessness law-less-ness
- eagerness ea-ger-ness
- randomness ran-dom-ness
- drunkenness drunk-en-ness
- governess gov-er-ness
- mindedness mind-ed-ness
- carelessness care-less-ness
- robustness ro-bust-ness
- stubbornness stub-born-ness
- unfairness un-fair-ness
- restlessness rest-less-ness
- silliness sil-li-ness
- recklessness reck-less-ness
- gentleness gen-tle-ness
- alertness a-lert-ness
- lioness li-on-ess
- cleverness clev-er-ness
- drowsiness drow-si-ness
- timeliness time-li-ness
- worthiness wor-thi-ness
- weariness wea-ri-ness
- selflessness self-less-ness
- sexiness sex-i-ness
- heaviness heav-i-ness
- truthfulness truth-ful-ness
- nastiness nas-ti-ness
- remoteness re-mote-ness
- nakedness na-ked-ness
- sleepiness sleep-i-ness
- handedness hand-ed-ness
- pettiness pet-ti-ness
- playfulness play-ful-ness
- thoughtfulness thought-ful-ness
- loveliness love-li-ness
- godliness god-li-ness
- manliness man-li-ness
- ruthlessness ruth-less-ness
- hardiness har-di-ness
- directness di-rect-ness
- idleness i-dle-ness
- fearlessness fear-less-ness
- thoroughness thor-ough-ness
- quietness qui-et-ness
- tardiness tar-di-ness
- weightlessness weight-less-ness
- homesickness home-sick-ness
- otherness oth-er-ness
- earnestness ear-nest-ness
- thankfulness thank-ful-ness
- clumsiness clum-si-ness
- marchioness mar-chion-ess
- wakefulness wake-ful-ness
- deaconess dea-con-ess
- brokenness bro-ken-ness
- uselessness use-less-ness
- compactness com-pact-ness
- cheerfulness cheer-ful-ness
- fineness fin-e-ness
- sleeplessness sleep-less-ness
- backwardness back-ward-ness
- callousness cal-lous-ness
- liveliness live-li-ness
- steadfastness stead-fast-ness
- steadiness stead-i-ness
- childishness child-ish-ness
- stickiness stick-i-ness
- viciousness vi-cious-ness
- saltiness salt-i-ness
- graciousness gra-cious-ness
- awfulness aw-ful-ness
- sacredness sa-cred-ness
- helpfulness help-ful-ness
- joblessness job-less-ness
- peacefulness peace-ful-ness
- singleness sin-gle-ness
- wariness war-i-ness
- youthfulness youth-ful-ness
- cockiness cock-i-ness
- narrowness nar-row-ness
- patroness pa-tron-ess
- shallowness shal-low-ness
- worthlessness worth-less-ness
- lawfulness law-ful-ness
- messiness mess-i-ness
- sloppiness slop-pi-ness
- quirkiness quirk-i-ness
- breathlessness breath-less-ness
- humbleness hum-ble-ness
- timelessness time-less-ness
- prettiness pret-ti-ness
- ruggedness rug-ged-ness
- sluggishness slug-gish-ness
- aloofness a-loof-ness
- gratefulness grate-ful-ness
- naughtiness naugh-ti-ness
- seasickness sea-sick-ness
- neediness need-i-ness
- sinfulness sin-ful-ness
- cloudiness cloud-i-ness
- wholesomeness whole-some-ness
- vividness viv-id-ness
- edginess edg-i-ness
- busyness bus-y-ness
- creepiness creep-i-ness
- evilness e-vil-ness
- suddenness sud-den-ness
- fuzziness fuzz-i-ness
- spiciness spic-i-ness
- worldliness world-li-ness
- fruitfulness fruit-ful-ness
- moodiness mood-i-ness
- giddiness gid-di-ness
- itchiness itch-i-ness
- healthiness health-i-ness
- wretchedness wretch-ed-ness
- exactness ex-act-ness
- spaciousness spa-cious-ness
- easiness eas-i-ness
- hopefulness hope-ful-ness
- preciousness pre-cious-ness
- puffiness puff-i-ness
- anxiousness anx-ious-ness
- hollowness hol-low-ness
- shamelessness shame-less-ness
- statelessness state-less-ness
- evenness e-ven-ness
- gorgeousness gor-geous-ness
- humanness hu-man-ness
- earthiness earth-i-ness
- goofiness goof-i-ness
- pointlessness point-less-ness
- tidiness ti-di-ness
- wastefulness waste-ful-ness
- creaminess cream-i-ness
- suppleness sup-ple-ness
- brittleness brit-tle-ness
- coziness co-zi-ness
- uncleanness un-clean-ness
- ineptness in-ept-ness
- acuteness a-cute-ness
- blessedness bless-ed-ness
- nuttiness nut-ti-ness
- unkindness un-kind-ness
- uprightness up-right-ness
- greediness greed-i-ness
- childlessness child-less-ness
- pleasantness pleas-ant-ness
- sturdiness stur-di-ness
- handsomeness hand-some-ness
- thoughtlessness thought-less-ness
- conciseness con-cise-ness
- forcefulness force-ful-ness
- wistfulness wist-ful-ness
- grittiness grit-ti-ness
- humaneness hu-mane-ness
- barrenness bar-ren-ness
- craftiness craft-i-ness
- shakiness shak-i-ness
- smokiness smok-i-ness
- fickleness fick-le-ness
- fruitiness fruit-i-ness
- haughtiness haugh-ti-ness
- unfitness un-fit-ness
- watchfulness watch-ful-ness
- distinctness dis-tinct-ness
- riskiness risk-i-ness
- senselessness sense-less-ness
- stinginess stin-gi-ness
- truthiness tru-thi-ness
- astuteness as-tute-ness
- dirtiness dirt-i-ness
- femaleness fe-male-ness
- grumpiness grump-i-ness
- heartlessness heart-less-ness
- squeamishness squeam-ish-ness
- wackiness wack-i-ness
- abruptness ab-rupt-ness
- filthiness filth-i-ness
- foreignness for-eign-ness
- juiciness juic-i-ness
- likeliness like-li-ness
- forthrightness forth-right-ness
- godlessness god-less-ness
- nimbleness nim-ble-ness
- cautiousness cau-tious-ness
- cheesiness chees-i-ness
- oiliness oil-i-ness
- rottenness rot-ten-ness
- tackiness tack-i-ness
- aliveness a-live-ness
- listlessness list-less-ness
- stuffiness stuff-i-ness
- blurriness blur-ri-ness
- deadliness dead-li-ness
- gracefulness grace-ful-ness
- joyfulness joy-ful-ness
- fearfulness fear-ful-ness
- feebleness fee-ble-ness
- fluffiness fluff-i-ness
- forwardness for-ward-ness
- fussiness fuss-i-ness
4 syllables 88
- effectiveness ef-fec-tive-ness
- seriousness se-ri-ous-ness
- preparedness pre-par-ed-ness
- attractiveness at-trac-tive-ness
- unhappiness un-hap-pi-ness
- unwillingness un-will-ing-ness
- responsiveness re-spon-sive-ness
- aggressiveness ag-gres-sive-ness
- togetherness to-geth-er-ness
- agribusiness ag-ri-busi-ness
- indebtedness in-debt-ed-ness
- unconsciousness un-con-scious-ness
- trustworthiness trust-wor-thi-ness
- assertiveness as-ser-tive-ness
- inclusiveness in-clu-sive-ness
- forgetfulness for-get-ful-ness
- resourcefulness re-source-ful-ness
- inventiveness in-ven-tive-ness
- powerlessness pow-er-less-ness
- unpleasantness un-pleas-ant-ness
- uneasiness un-eas-i-ness
- deliciousness de-li-cious-ness
- distinctiveness dis-tinc-tive-ness
- divisiveness di-vi-sive-ness
- relatedness re-lat-ed-ness
- defensiveness de-fen-sive-ness
- cohesiveness co-he-sive-ness
- genuineness gen-u-ine-ness
- incompleteness in-com-plete-ness
- airworthiness air-wor-thi-ness
- expressiveness ex-pres-sive-ness
- attentiveness at-ten-tive-ness
- naturalness nat-u-ral-ness
- unrighteousness un-right-eous-ness
- impulsiveness im-pul-sive-ness
- decisiveness de-ci-sive-ness
- explosiveness ex-plo-sive-ness
- pervasiveness per-va-sive-ness
- meaninglessness mean-ing-less-ness
- obviousness ob-vi-ous-ness
- unevenness un-e-ven-ness
- destructiveness de-struc-tive-ness
- possessiveness pos-ses-sive-ness
- vindictiveness vin-dic-tive-ness
- covetousness cov-et-ous-ness
- meaningfulness mean-ing-ful-ness
- pretentiousness pre-ten-tious-ness
- separateness sep-a-rate-ness
- elusiveness e-lu-sive-ness
- unfaithfulness un-faith-ful-ness
- creativeness cre-a-tive-ness
- productiveness pro-duc-tive-ness
- submissiveness sub-mis-sive-ness
- unworthiness un-wor-thi-ness
- progressiveness pro-gres-sive-ness
- licentiousness li-cen-tious-ness
- orderliness or-der-li-ness
- permissiveness per-mis-sive-ness
- offensiveness of-fen-sive-ness
- protectiveness pro-tec-tive-ness
- unawareness un-a-ware-ness
- unselfishness un-self-ish-ness
- definiteness def-i-nite-ness
- outspokenness out-spo-ken-ness
- straightforwardness straight-for-ward-ness
- incorrectness in-cor-rect-ness
- shortsightedness short-sight-ed-ness
- casualness cas-u-al-ness
- exclusiveness ex-clu-sive-ness
- religiousness re-li-gious-ness
- seaworthiness sea-wor-thi-ness
- evasiveness e-va-sive-ness
- deceitfulness de-ceit-ful-ness
- expansiveness ex-pan-sive-ness
- persuasiveness per-sua-sive-ness
- slipperiness slip-per-i-ness
- subconsciousness sub-con-scious-ness
- relentlessness re-lent-less-ness
- colorblindness col-or-blind-ness
- nearsightedness near-sight-ed-ness
- obsessiveness ob-ses-sive-ness
- ungodliness un-god-li-ness
- deviousness de-vi-ous-ness
- intrusiveness in-tru-sive-ness
- receptiveness re-cep-tive-ness
- maliciousness ma-li-cious-ness
- abrasiveness a-bra-sive-ness
- capriciousness ca-pri-cious-ness
5 or more syllables 23
- competitiveness com-pet-i-tive-ness
- appropriateness ap-pro-pri-ate-ness
- ridiculousness ri-dic-u-lous-ness
- reasonableness rea-son-a-ble-ness
- ineffectiveness in-ef-fec-tive-ness
- creditworthiness cred-it-wor-thi-ness
- conscientiousness con-sci-en-tious-ness
- indecisiveness in-de-ci-sive-ness
- arbitrariness ar-bi-trar-i-ness
- agreeableness a-gree-a-ble-ness
- rebelliousness re-bel-li-ous-ness
- comprehensiveness com-pre-hen-sive-ness
- inappropriateness in-ap-pro-pri-ate-ness
- precariousness pre-car-i-ous-ness
- repetitiveness re-pet-i-tive-ness
- ordinariness or-di-nar-i-ness
- obliviousness ob-liv-i-ous-ness
- adorableness a-dor-a-ble-ness
- inquisitiveness in-quis-i-tive-ness
- industriousness in-dus-tri-ous-ness
- inattentiveness in-at-ten-tive-ness
- unresponsiveness un-re-spon-sive-ness
- unpreparedness un-pre-par-ed-ness