nesses: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of nesses
- businesses«Word Popularity Bar5/5
business
- noun a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
business organisation; business concern; business organization; concern.
- he bought his brother's business
- a small mom-and-pop business
- a racially integrated business concern
- noun the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
commercial enterprise; business enterprise.
- computers are now widely used in business
- noun a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
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witness
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
witnesser; informant.
- noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
viewer; looker; spectator; watcher.
- the spectators applauded the performance
- television viewers
- sky watchers discovered a new star
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
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weakness
- noun a flaw or weak point
failing.
- he was quick to point out his wife's failings
- noun powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
impuissance; helplessness.
- in spite of their weakness the group remains active
- noun a flaw or weak point
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illness
- noun impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
malady; unwellness; sickness.
- noun impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
- thicknesses3/5
thickness
- noun the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
- noun indistinct articulation
- judging from the thickness of his speech he had been drinking heavily
- noun the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
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harness
- noun a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
- noun stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
- noun a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
- eyewitnesses3/5
eyewitness
- noun a spectator who can describe what happened
- verb be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes
- noun a spectator who can describe what happened
- likenesses3/5
likeness
- noun similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
alikeness; similitude.
- man created God in his own likeness
- noun picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
semblance.
- noun similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
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wilderness
- noun (politics) a state of disfavor
- he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness
- noun a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War
- noun (politics) a state of disfavor
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kindness
- noun the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
- noun tendency to be kind and forgiving
forgivingness.
- noun the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
- governesses2/5
governess
- noun a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
regularize; regularise; regulate; order; govern.
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
- noun a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
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fastness
- noun a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
speed; swiftness.
- the project advanced with gratifying speed
- noun the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
secureness; fixity; fixedness; fixture.
- noun a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
- consciousnesses2/5
consciousness
- noun an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
- he lost consciousness
- noun having knowledge of
cognisance; knowingness; awareness; cognizance.
- he had no awareness of his mistakes
- his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced
- their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive
- noun an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
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sickness
- noun impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
malady; illness; unwellness.
- noun defectiveness or unsoundness
- drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure
- a great sickness of his judgment
- noun impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
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highness
- noun (Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
- noun the quality of being high or lofty
loftiness.
- noun (Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
- awarenesses2/5
awareness
- noun having knowledge of
cognisance; knowingness; consciousness; cognizance.
- he had no awareness of his mistakes
- his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced
- their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive
- noun state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
sentience.
- the crash intruded on his awareness
- noun having knowledge of
- stiffnesses2/5
stiffness
- noun the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
- noun the property of moving with pain or difficulty
- he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck
- noun the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
- deaconesses2/5
deaconess
- noun a woman deacon
- noun a woman deacon
- emptinesses1/5
emptiness
- noun the state of containing nothing
- noun having an empty stomach
- noun the state of containing nothing
- littlenesses1/5
littleness
- noun the property of having a relatively small size
smallness.
- noun the property of having relatively little strength or vigor
smallness.
- the smallness of her voice
- noun the property of having a relatively small size
- pettinesses1/5
pettiness
- noun narrowness of mind or ideas or views
- noun the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
puniness; slightness; triviality.
- noun narrowness of mind or ideas or views
- brightnesses1/5
brightness
- noun the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
- noun intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
cleverness; smartness.
- noun the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
- darknesses1/5
darkness
- noun absence of light or illumination
dark.
- noun an unilluminated area
dark; shadow.
- he moved off into the darkness
- noun absence of light or illumination
- meannesses1/5
meanness
- noun the quality of being deliberately mean
beastliness.
- noun extreme stinginess
tightfistedness; parsimoniousness; minginess; niggardliness; closeness; niggardness; tightness; parsimony.
- noun the quality of being deliberately mean
- finesses1/5
finesse
- noun subtly skillful handling of a situation
delicacy; discreetness; diplomacy.
- noun subtly skillful handling of a situation
- politenesses1/5
politeness
- noun a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
niceness.
- noun the act of showing regard for others
civility.
- noun a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
- agribusinesses1/5
agribusiness
- noun a large-scale farming enterprise
agriculture; factory farm.
- noun a large-scale farming enterprise
- roughnesses1/5
roughness
- noun a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
raggedness.
- noun the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
harshness.
- noun a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
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hardness
- noun the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
- noun a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering
- the costs of reducing hardness depend on the relative amounts of calcium and magnesium compounds that are present
- noun the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
- wickednesses1/5
wickedness
- noun morally objectionable behavior
iniquity; evil; immorality.
- noun absence of moral or spiritual values
iniquity; dark; darkness.
- the powers of darkness
- noun morally objectionable behavior
- blindnesses1/5
blindness
- noun the state of being blind or lacking sight
sightlessness; cecity.
- noun the state of being blind or lacking sight
- unpleasantnesses1/5
unpleasantness
- noun the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
- noun the quality of giving displeasure
- the recent unpleasantness of the weather
- noun the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
- goodnesses1/5
goodness
- noun that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
good.
- weigh the good against the bad
- among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization
- noun moral excellence or admirableness
good.
- there is much good to be found in people
- noun that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
- sweetnesses1/5
sweetness
- noun the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
sweet; sugariness.
- noun the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
sweet.
- noun the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
- samenesses1/5
sameness
- noun the quality of being alike
- sameness of purpose kept them together
- noun the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
humdrum; monotony.
- he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work
- he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners
- he hated the sameness of the food the college served
- noun the quality of being alike
- bitternesses1/5
bitterness
- noun a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
gall; rancour; rancor; resentment.
- noun a rough and bitter manner
acrimony; tartness; acerbity; thorniness; jaundice.
- noun a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
- prettinesses1/5
prettiness
- noun the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)
cuteness.
- noun the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)
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greatness
- noun the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
illustriousness.
- noun unusual largeness in size or extent or number
grandness; immenseness; vastness; immensity; wideness; enormousness; sizeableness.
- noun the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
- vastnesses1/5
vastness
- noun unusual largeness in size or extent or number
grandness; immenseness; immensity; greatness; wideness; enormousness; sizeableness.
- noun unusual largeness in size or extent or number
- fitnesses1/5
fitness
- noun the quality of being suitable
fittingness.
- they had to prove their fitness for the position
- noun good physical condition; being in shape or in condition
physical fitness.
- noun the quality of being suitable
- patronesses1/5
patroness
- noun a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron
patronne.
- noun a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron
- happinesses1/5
happiness
- noun state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
felicity.
- noun emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
- noun state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
- mightinesses1/5
mightiness
- noun physical strength
might; power.
- noun physical strength
- sadnesses1/5
sadness
- noun emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
unhappiness.
- noun the state of being sad
sorrow; sorrowfulness.
- she tired of his perpetual sadness
- noun emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
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madness
- noun obsolete terms for legal insanity
lunacy; insaneness.
- noun an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
lyssa; hydrophobia; rabies.
- noun obsolete terms for legal insanity
- tendernesses1/5
tenderness
- noun a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
- noun a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
soreness; rawness.
- the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness
- after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on
- noun a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
- awkwardnesses1/5
awkwardness
- noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
ineptness; ineptitude; maladroitness; clumsiness; slowness.
- noun the quality of an embarrassing situation
nuisance value.
- he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal
- noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
- uniquenesses1/5
uniqueness
- noun the quality of being one of a kind
singularity.
- that singularity distinguished him from all his companions
- noun the quality of being one of a kind
- righteousnesses1/5
righteousness
- noun adhering to moral principles
- noun adhering to moral principles
- unlikenesses1/5
unlikeness
- noun dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness
dissimilitude.
- noun dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness
- marchionesses1/5
marchioness
- noun the wife or widow of a marquis
- noun a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
marquise.
- noun the wife or widow of a marquis
- uneasinesses1/5
uneasiness
- noun feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
edginess; inquietude; disquietude.
- noun physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
malaise; unease.
- noun feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
- baronesses1/5
baroness
- noun a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
- noun a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
- lionesses1/5
lioness
- noun a female lion
- noun a female lion
- canonesses1/5
canoness
A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.
- demonesses1/5
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `nesses`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `nesses`, some are not.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `nesses`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `nesses`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.