Concrete Nouns That End in ESS
Explore 349 verified English concrete nouns ending with the suffix -ESS, including Business, Process, Press, Access, Dress, Express and Witness. Useful for descriptive storytelling, sensory writing, and grammar lessons and rhyming patterns, browse these physical naming words for tangible objects you can see or touch below or compare physical and abstract noun usage in our noun grammar guide.
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Starts with A22 words
access
actress
abscess
agribusiness
abbess
authoress
adulteress
adventuress
archduchess
ambassadress
ancestress
anchoress
aviatress
administratress
advocatress
arbitress
archeress
auditress
adulatress
advocatess
avengeress
albiness
Starts with B16 words
business
buttress
baroness
burgess
benefactress
battledress
baronetess
bittercress
baldcypress
bishopess
brokeress
burgheress
britoness
broideress
buggess
buildress
Starts with C24 words
chess
compress
cypress
caress
countess
cress
conductress
canoness
chieftess
chieftainess
citizeness
coatdress
creatress
chiefess
chappess
cherkess
coheiress
concertmistress
cheesepress
centauress
cohostess
cellaress
clothespress
cofoundress
Starts with D22 words
dress
duchess
deaconess
dungeness
demoness
demigoddess
doctoress
dragoness
directress
dauphiness
dictatress
druidess
deviless
doctress
detractress
doggess
dess
discipless
divineress
disenchantress
desertress
devouress
Starts with E21 words
express
empress
eyewitness
enchantress
egress
ess
electoress
electress
embroideress
embassadress
earwitness
eldress
executress
editress
esquiress
emulatress
exterminatress
emancipatress
exactress
expositress
executioneress
Starts with F16 words
fortress
fastness
fess
foundress
feloness
fisheress
farmeress
fruiteress
favoress
fornicatress
fenceress
fostress
factoress
fascinatress
fellowess
fabricatress
Starts with G6 words
goddess
governess
giantess
gress
gaoleress
gallsickness
Starts with H17 words
homeless
harness
hostess
heiress
huntress
headdress
headmistress
housedress
hotpress
hammerless
heritress
housemistress
handpress
hermitess
huckstress
herdess
hucksteress
Starts with I13 words
impress
ingress
inverness
instructress
inventress
inheritress
idolatress
inhabitress
interpretress
inquisitress
initiatress
interlocutress
interpretess
Starts with J7 words
jobless
jess
janitress
jointress
jointuress
jailoress
jaileress
Starts with K
1 words kermess
Starts with L8 words
likeness
lioness
letterpress
loess
laundress
leopardess
lectress
legislatress
Starts with M16 words
mess
mattress
mistress
marquess
maxidress
microbusiness
murderess
marchioness
minidress
millionairess
mayoress
manageress
monitress
ministress
malefactress
mediatress
Starts with N4 words
nightdress
ness
nabobess
negotiatress
Starts with O6 words
overdress
ogress
oratress
overpress
offendress
ostleress
Starts with P24 words
process
press
princess
priestess
prophetess
prioress
patroness
proprietress
poetess
postmistress
procuress
protectress
peeress
pythoness
portress
pantheress
poetress
preceptress
progenitress
pennycress
pattress
paintress
panderess
philosophess
Starts with Q
1 words quartermistress
Starts with R5 words
recess
rockcress
rectress
rivaless
rectoress
Starts with S24 words
stainless
stewardess
sorceress
sundress
seamstress
strapless
seductress
songstress
schoolmistress
shirtdress
sculptress
shepherdess
seeress
slipdress
sweaterdress
solicitress
superexpress
sultaness
shamaness
saintess
savioress
sovereigness
singeress
singstress
Starts with T14 words
thickness
tigress
temptress
tress
traitress
titaness
traitoress
tailoress
taskmistress
toastmistress
tyranness
tutoress
tutress
tapstress
Starts with U5 words
undress
underdress
usheress
usuress
upholstress
Starts with V12 words
villainess
viscountess
victress
votaress
victoress
visitress
vowess
vicaress
vassaless
vindicatress
varletess
vaticinatress
Starts with W12 words
witness
wireless
wilderness
waitress
watercress
winepress
wardress
warrioress
wintercress
writeress
whoremistress
workmistress