Countable Nouns Ending in ESS and Containing ER

This list gathers 78 English countable nouns ending in ESS and containing ER, such as Wilderness, Governess, Sorceress, Queerness, Murderess, Overdress and Letterpress. Use the sorting controls below to organize entries by length, or consult our noun grammar guide to review singular and plural count rules.

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Starts with A
3 words
adulteress
archeress
avengeress
Starts with B
4 words
bittercress
brokeress
burgheress
broideress
Starts with C
7 words
cherkess
concertmistress
conqueress
clerkess
cateress
clergess
chandleress
Starts with D
2 words
divineress
desertress
Starts with E
3 words
embroideress
exterminatress
executioneress
Starts with F
4 words
fisheress
farmeress
fruiteress
fenceress
Starts with G
2 words
governess
gaoleress
Starts with H
6 words
hammerless
heritress
hermitess
hyperstress
herdess
hucksteress
Starts with I
6 words
inverness
improperness
inheritress
interpretress
interlocutress
interpretess
Starts with J
1 words
jaileress
Starts with K
1 words
kermess
Starts with L
1 words
letterpress
Starts with M
2 words
murderess
manageress
Starts with O
5 words
overdress
overstress
overpress
overkindness
ostleress
Starts with P
8 words
peeress
preposterousness
pantheress
panderess
peppercress
porteress
philosopheress
pauperess
Starts with Q
2 words
queerness
quartermistress
Starts with S
15 words
sorceress
shepherdess
seeress
sweaterdress
superexpress
sovereigness
singeress
soldieress
shakeress
superioress
sinneress
servitress
speakeress
sonneteeress
shopkeeperess
Starts with U
3 words
underdress
uncertainness
usheress
Starts with W
3 words
wilderness
wintercress
writeress

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