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Words Ending in "NESS"
405 English words ending in -ness sorted by frequency. Click any word for its full rhyme page.
Top words ending in "ness": business, witness, happiness, goodness, darkness, highness, and 399 more below.
a18 words
awareness3 sylsawkwardness3 sylsawesomeness3 sylsaggressiveness4 sylsattractiveness4 sylsawfulness3 sylsabsoluteness4 sylsalertness3 sylsappropriateness5 sylsassertiveness4 sylsastuteness3 sylsaloofness3 sylsairworthiness4 sylsarbitrariness5 sylsagribusiness4 sylsacuteness3 sylsabruptness3 sylsattentiveness4 syls
b28 words
business2 sylsbaroness3 sylsbitterness3 sylsblindness2 sylsbrightness2 sylsblackness2 sylsboldness2 sylsbaldness2 sylsbadness2 sylsbluntness2 sylsbackwardness3 sylsburness2 sylsbullishness3 sylsbrazenness3 sylsbrashness2 sylsbounciness3 sylsburtness2 sylsboorishness3 sylsblueness2 sylsbloatedness3 sylsblessedness3 sylsbleakness2 sylsblandness2 sylsbitchiness3 sylsbigness2 sylsbearishness3 sylsbarsness2 sylsbagginess3 syls
c39 words
consciousness3 sylscraziness3 sylscleanliness3 sylscarelessness3 sylscloseness2 sylscoldness2 sylscoolness2 sylscleverness3 sylscalmness2 sylscorrectness3 sylsclumsiness3 sylscuteness2 sylscompleteness3 sylscallousness3 sylscrispness2 sylscrookedness3 sylscreditworthiness5 sylscreativeness4 sylscoziness3 sylscontrariness4 sylscontentiousness4 sylscontagiousness4 sylscompactness3 sylscombativeness4 sylscockiness3 sylscheapness2 sylscautiousness3 sylscasualness4 sylscabiness3 sylscavaness3 sylscaviness3 sylscloudiness3 sylscompetitiveness5 sylscreepiness3 sylscutesiness3 sylscohesiveness4 sylschamness2 sylscleanness2 sylscavness2 syls
d20 words
darkness2 sylsdizziness3 sylsdrunkenness3 sylsdeafness2 sylsdirectness3 sylsdeadliness3 sylsdecisiveness4 sylsdefensiveness4 sylsdryness2 sylsdampness2 sylsdullness2 sylsdrowsiness3 sylsdreariness3 sylsdivisiveness4 sylsdistinctiveness4 sylsdiscontentedness5 sylsdeaconess3 sylsdangerousness4 sylsdisingenuousness6 sylsdestructiveness4 syls
e8 words
f25 words
forgiveness3 sylsfitness2 sylsfoolishness3 sylsfairness2 sylsfondness2 sylsfreshness2 sylsfullness2 sylsfaithfulness3 sylsfrankness2 sylsfirmness2 sylsfriendliness3 sylsflatness2 sylsforthrightness3 sylsfractiousness3 sylsfoulness2 sylsfickleness3 sylsfastness2 sylsfarsightedness4 sylsfadness2 sylsforcefulness3 sylsfunniness3 sylsfaintness2 sylsforness2 sylsfrothiness3 sylsfurness2 syls
g14 words
h26 words
happiness3 sylshighness2 sylsholiness3 sylsharness2 sylshelplessness3 sylsharkness2 sylshopelessness3 sylshardness2 sylshomelessness3 sylsharshness2 sylshumanness3 sylshomesickness3 sylsholderness3 sylshoarseness2 sylshigh-spiritedness5 sylshellaciousness4 sylshealthiness3 sylshawkiness2 sylshartness2 sylsharmfulness3 sylshairiness3 sylshenness2 sylshopefulness3 sylshovhaness3 sylshandedness3 sylsholness2 syls
i13 words
k2 words
l14 words
m11 words
n13 words
o6 words
p16 words
r28 words
righteousness3 sylsreadiness3 sylsrudeness2 sylsrichness2 sylsrestlessness3 sylsrecklessness3 sylsredness2 sylsroughness2 sylsresourcefulness4 sylsruthlessness3 sylsresponsiveness4 sylsremoteness3 sylsrightness2 sylsraciness3 sylsrandomness3 sylsreasonableness5 sylsrebelliousness5 sylsresistiveness4 sylsrestiveness3 sylsrestrictiveness4 sylsriskiness3 sylsrobustness3 sylsroominess3 sylsrowdiness3 sylsrancorousness4 sylsrareness2 sylsrogness2 sylsrawness2 syls
s58 words
sickness2 sylssadness2 sylssweetness2 sylsseriousness4 sylsselfishness3 sylsstubbornness3 sylsshyness2 sylsstillness2 sylsshortness2 sylssoftness2 sylssilliness3 sylsstrangeness2 sylsstiffness2 sylsselflessness3 sylssmartness2 sylssharpness2 sylsself-consciousness4 sylssmoothness2 sylssacredness3 sylsslowness2 sylssameness2 sylsseparateness4 sylssmallness2 sylssuddenness3 sylssandness2 sylssternness2 sylsscantiness3 sylssecretiveness4 sylssensitiveness4 sylsslackness2 sylssethness2 sylssexiness3 sylsshakiness3 sylsshallowness3 sylsshrewdness2 sylsskittishness3 sylssleepiness3 sylssloppiness3 sylsslovenliness4 sylssluggishness3 sylsslyness2 sylssmugness2 sylssoundness2 sylsspiritedness4 sylssqueamishness3 sylssteadfastness3 sylssteepness2 sylsstoutness2 sylssturdiness3 sylssuggestiveness4 sylssurfaceness3 sylsswiftness2 sylsshortsightedness4 sylssolitariness5 sylsstarkness2 sylssteadiness3 sylsstinginess3 sylsstorminess3 syls
t17 words
u11 words
v7 words
w23 words
witness2 sylsweakness2 sylswilderness3 sylswillingness3 sylswickedness3 sylsweirdness2 sylswellness2 sylsweariness3 sylswildness2 sylswhiteness2 sylsweightlessness3 sylswholeness2 sylswastefulness3 sylswaterishness4 sylswetness2 sylswholesomeness3 sylswimpiness3 sylswistfulness3 sylswonderfulness4 sylsworldliness3 sylswryness2 sylswariness3 sylsworthiness3 syls
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How many English words are ending in -ness?
Our dictionary lists 405 common English words ending in -ness. The most frequent include business, witness, happiness, goodness, darkness, highness.
Why are words ending in -ness useful for songwriting?
Songwriters and poets use structural word lists like this to match syllable counts, find end rhymes for a lyric line, or brainstorm word choices during writing. Click any word to see its full rhyme page with perfect rhymes, near rhymes, and syllable-count filtering.
What is the most common word ending in -ness?
"business" is the most frequently used English word ending in -ness. Frequency here is based on how often each word appears in written English, so the ordering reflects everyday usage rather than dictionary order.
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