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9-LETTER WORDS · ENDING IN NESS

9-letter words
ending in NESS.

76 common words, each with a short meaning. Use the filters to narrow them down, letter by letter.

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Common words · A–Z

alertness

Being wide awake and watchful.

awareness

Knowing about something.

blackness

Being completely black or dark.

blindness

Being unable to see.

bluntness

Not being sharp; saying exactly what you think.

bossiness

Always telling others what to do.

bumpiness

Having lots of bumps.

cheapness

Costing little money; being poor quality.

closeness

Being near; a friendly bond with someone.

craziness

Being wild, silly or very strange.

crispness

Being firm and crunchy; being fresh and cool.

crossness

Being annoyed or bad-tempered.

dirtiness

Being covered in dirt.

dizziness

Feeling that everything is spinning.

eagerness

Wanting to do something very much.

emptiness

Having nothing inside.

exactness

Being completely correct in every detail.

freshness

Being new and not stale.

funniness

Being able to make people laugh.

fussiness

Being hard to please.

giddiness

Feeling dizzy; being silly and excited.

greatness

Being very important or very good.

greenness

Being green in colour.

handiness

Being useful and easy to use.

happiness

Feeling glad and pleased.

harshness

Being rough, cruel or unkind.

hastiness

Doing things too quickly without thinking.

heaviness

Being heavy.

itchiness

Feeling that you need to scratch.

juiciness

Being full of juice.

lightness

Being light in weight; being bright.

looseness

Not being tight or firm.

luckiness

Having good luck.

messiness

Being untidy.

moodiness

Having moods that change quickly.

muddiness

Being covered in mud.

nastiness

Being very unkind or unpleasant.

neediness

Needing a lot of attention or help.

noisiness

Making lots of noise.

plainness

Being simple with no decoration.

quickness

Being fast.

quietness

Making little or no noise.

readiness

Being prepared for something.

rightness

Being correct or fair.

roughness

Being uneven and not smooth.

roundness

Being shaped like a circle or ball.

rowdiness

Being noisy and badly behaved.

rustiness

Being covered in rust; being out of practice.

saltiness

Tasting of salt.

sharpness

Having a fine edge or point; being clear.

shininess

Being bright and gleaming.

shortness

Being short.

silliness

Being foolish or playful.

smallness

Being small.

smartness

Being clever; looking neat and well dressed.

soundness

Being healthy, strong or sensible.

spiciness

Having a hot, strong flavour.

steepness

How sharply a slope rises or falls.

stiffness

Being hard to bend or move.

stillness

Being calm and not moving.

sulkiness

Being in a silent, bad mood.

sunniness

Being bright with sunshine; being cheerful.

sweetness

Tasting of sugar; being kind and gentle.

swiftness

Being very fast.

tastiness

Tasting good.

thickness

How far it is through something, from one side to the other.

tightness

Being firmly fixed or squeezed.

tiredness

Needing rest or sleep.

toughness

Being strong and hard to break.

weariness

Being very tired.

weirdness

Being very strange.

whiteness

Being white.

wholeness

Being complete with nothing missing.

windiness

Having lots of wind.

wittiness

Being clever and funny with words.

wrongness

Being incorrect or unfair.

Meanings are written for this site and checked against Merriam-Webster (4 November 2026). Words are in the ENABLE2K word list (public domain). More words ending in NESS, of every length ↗