Base words with ‘short’ vowels | Base words with other vowels | Change base’s final y to i before adding suffix |
boldness coldness drabness dullness fitness flatness gladness glibness glumness hipness hotness illness laxness limpness lushness madness oddness pinkness rashness redness richness sadness sickness slimness smugness softness thinness wetness | aridness baldness bareness blueness calmness coolness cosiness (UK) coziness (US) curtness cuteness dampness darkness dearness dryness easiness evenness fairness firmness goodness hugeness idleness kindness lateness likeness loudness maleness meanness meekness mildness muteness neatness nearness newness niceness openness paleness pureness rareness ripeness rudeness sameness slowness tartness tautness | artiness blurriness braininess chilliness classiness cloudiness clumsiness cosiness costliness crankiness creepiness crispiness crustiness daintiness doziness dreaminess dreariness drowsiness earthiness easiness fleshiness flimsiness floppiness fluffiness freakiness friskiness frizziness frothiness fruitiness goriness greasiness greediness grittiness haziness holiness inkiness jokiness laziness liveliness loneliness loveliness mightiness nosiness oiliness ooziness patchiness pokiness prettiness queasiness rosiness shabbiness shagginess shiftiness sleepiness slinkiness sloppiness sneakiness steadiness stickiness stuffiness sturdiness tidiness timeliness ugliness wariness wateriness waxiness wiliness wiriness wobbliness worthiness zaniness |