Words Ending in -NESS
The suffix -ness is one of English's most productive endings. This page lists every ENABLE-dictionary word ending in -ness, grouped by length — a fast way to finish a crossword slot, find a rhyme family, or spot a playable hook in a tile game.
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acquisitiveness (29) · coquettishness (28) · apocryphalness (26) · cliquishness (26) · crashworthiness (26)
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All 2,677 words ending in ness
7-letter words (4)
aptness9badness10bigness10coyness12
8-letter words (42)
achiness13acidness11agedness10airiness8archness13aridness9artiness8ashiness11avidness12awayness14baldness11bareness10baroness10baseness10bassness10biasness10blueness10boldness11boniness10boxiness17business10busyness13caginess11calmness12canoness10chicness15coldness11coolness10cosiness10coziness19curtness10cuteness10daftness12dampness13dankness13darkness13deadness10deafness12dearness9deepness11deftness12demoness11
9-letter words (65)
acridness12acuteness11adeptness12adultness10alertness9alienness9alikeness13aliveness12aloneness9aloofness12ampleness13angriness10apartness11apishness14askewness16awareness12awfulness15bagginess13balkiness15balminess13battiness11bawdiness15blackness17blandness12blankness15bleakness15blindness12bluffness17bluntness11bossiness11brashness14briefness14brininess11briskness15broadness12bulkiness15bumpiness15burliness11bushiness14buxomness20cageyness15campiness15canniness11cattiness11chariness14cheapness16chillness14cleanness11clearness11closeness11cockiness17corkiness15corniness11crassness11craziness20crispness13crossness11crudeness12cruelness11curliness11dailiness10datedness11dazedness20deaconess12denseness10
10-letter words (70)
abjectness21abruptness14absurdness13activeness15adroitness11artfulness13astuteness10augustness11averseness13barrenness12bitchiness17bitterness12bleariness12bloodiness13bluishness15blurriness12boringness13boyishness18braininess12brassiness12brattiness12brawniness15brazenness21breeziness21brightness16brokenness16broodiness13callowness15candidness14casualness12chanciness17chasteness15chattiness15cheekiness19cheeriness15cheesiness15chilliness15choiceness17choppiness19chubbiness19chumminess19citizeness21clamminess16classiness12cleverness15cloudiness13clubbiness16clumsiness14coarseness12comeliness14commonness16costliness12covertness15craftiness15cragginess14crankiness16cravenness15creakiness16creaminess14creepiness14crispiness14crumminess16crustiness12cursedness13cussedness13daintiness11dapperness15daringness12deadliness12demureness13
11-letter words (70)
abusiveness16adaptedness15adverseness15agelessness12aimlessness13airlessness11airsickness17amativeness16amiableness15amorousness13amusingness14ancientness13animateness13anxiousness18arduousness12artlessness11assuredness12austereness11averageness15awesomeness16awkwardness22balefulness16bashfulness19beardedness15bearishness16beastliness13belatedness14betweenness16biliousness13bindingness15bizarreness22blessedness14bookishness20boorishness16boundedness15breathiness16brittleness13brusqueness22brutishness16bullishness16caddishness18callousness13capableness17carefulness16carsickness19cleanliness13coltishness16compactness19complexness24conciseness15copiousness15cordialness14correctness15corruptness15costiveness16courtliness13crabbedness18crookedness18crowdedness18crumbliness17crunchiness18cultishness16cunningness14curableness15curiousness13currentness13cursiveness16cursoriness13darlingness13decidedness16
12-letter words (75)
abortiveness17abrasiveness17absoluteness14abstractness16abstruseness14accurateness16accursedness17adaptiveness18adequateness22adhesiveness19adorableness15affectedness21agribusiness15airtightness16allusiveness15almightiness18amicableness18antibusiness14apparentness16appositeness16aversiveness18backwardness24beggarliness16bibulousness16biuniqueness23blimpishness21blissfulness17boastfulness17bootlessness14brackishness23canorousness14captiousness16carelessness14cautiousness14centeredness15cheerfulness20childishness21churchliness22churlishness20circularness16clannishness17cliquishness26cloddishness19clownishness20cockeyedness24cocksureness20coerciveness19cohesiveness20colonialness14colorfulness17completeness18composedness19concreteness16confusedness18contrariness14contriteness14covetousness17cowardliness18creativeness17criticalness16culpableness18cumbrousness18damnableness17debonairness15decisiveness18decorousness15definiteness16dejectedness23delusiveness16dementedness16depravedness19derisiveness16deservedness17desirousness13desolateness13
13-letter words (78)
acceptingness20admirableness18adversariness17advisableness19aggregateness16agreeableness16airworthiness19ambiguousness18ambitiousness17amorphousness20analogousness14anomalousness15anonymousness18arbitrariness15assertiveness16assiduousness14atrociousness15attentiveness16audaciousness16availableness18barbarousness17barefacedness21beauteousness15beautifulness18belongingness17benightedness20blamelessness17bloodlessness16boundlessness16bounteousness15bountifulness18brainlessness15brotherliness18bumptiousness19capaciousness19ceaselessness15changefulness22cheerlessness18childlessness19childlikeness23clamorousness17classlessness15cloudlessness16collectedness18colorfastness18colorlessness15combativeness22comradeliness18conceitedness18concertedness18conduciveness21confidingness20confirmedness21congruousness16conjugateness23connectedness18consciousness17contentedness16corporealness17corrosiveness18courteousness15credulousness16crotchetiness20customariness17dangerousness15dastardliness15dauntlessness14deathlessness17deceitfulness19deceptiveness21deciduousness17defectiveness22defensiveness20deliciousness16delightedness19deliriousness14demandingness18desirableness16
14-letter words (61)
abstemiousness18abstractedness19acceptableness22accessibleness20accidentalness19accustomedness21affectlessness22aggressiveness19amateurishness19amphibiousness23apocryphalness26articulateness16artificialness19assaultiveness17attractiveness19auspiciousness18avariciousness19beneficialness21benevolentness19bewilderedness21bigheartedness21boisterousness16boneheadedness21bottomlessness18breathlessness19bullheadedness21calculatedness19capriciousness20celebratedness19censoriousness16changeableness22changelessness20charitableness21chivalrousness22circuitousness18colorblindness19commodiousness21comparableness22compatibleness22compulsiveness23conclusiveness21contagiousness17contiguousness17continuousness16convincingness22convulsiveness22coordinateness17coquettishness28courageousness17creatureliness16creditableness19cumbersomeness22cumulativeness21decorativeness20definitiveness21degenerateness16deliberateness17delightfulness22dependableness20deplorableness19derivativeness21
15-letter words (35)
accountableness21acquisitiveness29acrimoniousness19adventurousness19allegoricalness18alternativeness18appropriateness21atrabiliousness17bittersweetness20blameworthiness25blasphemousness24bloodguiltiness19carnivorousness20ceremoniousness19clandestineness18clearheadedness22coldheartedness22comfortableness24commonplaceness25comparativeness24compendiousness22competitiveness24complicatedness24conceivableness24consecutiveness22considerateness18conspicuousness21contentiousness17convertibleness22cooperativeness22crashworthiness26crestfallenness20defenselessness19deleteriousness16descriptiveness23
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