Countable Nouns Ending in SS and Containing E

This list gathers 502 English countable nouns ending in SS and containing E, such as Business, Process, Address, Press, Access, Success and Dress. 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
24 words
address
access
actress
abscess
agribusiness
abbess
authoress
adulteress
adventuress
archduchess
alikeness
ambassadress
ancestress
anchoress
aviatress
administratress
advocatress
arbitress
archeress
auditress
adulatress
advocatess
avengeress
albiness
Starts with B
24 words
business
buttress
baroness
burgess
benchpress
blunderbuss
benefactress
battledress
bentgrass
bromegrass
beastliness
boardercross
baronetess
beargrass
bittercress
baldcypress
bishopess
brokeress
bristlegrass
brennschluss
burgheress
britoness
broideress
buggess
Starts with C
24 words
congress
consciousness
chess
compress
cypress
caress
countess
craziness
cress
cess
conductress
canoness
cheatgrass
chieftess
coverglass
chieftainess
citizeness
coatdress
creatress
chiefess
chappess
cherkess
coheiress
concertmistress
Starts with D
24 words
dress
distress
duchess
deaconess
demoness
disagreeableness
demigoddess
doctoress
dragoness
directress
dauphiness
dictatress
druidess
deergrass
deviless
doctress
detractress
doggess
dess
discipless
divineress
disenchantress
desertress
dislikeness
Starts with E
24 words
express
excess
empress
eyewitness
enchantress
egress
edelweiss
ess
eyeglass
eelgrass
electoress
electress
embroideress
embassadress
earwitness
eggmass
eldress
executress
editress
esquiress
emulatress
exterminatress
emancipatress
exactress
Starts with F
22 words
fortress
foolishness
fondness
fastness
fess
foundress
feloness
feathergrass
fingerglass
fisheress
farmeress
fevergrass
fruiteress
favoress
ferroglass
fornicatress
fenceress
fostress
factoress
fascinatress
fellowess
fabricatress
Starts with G
11 words
guess
goddess
governess
grossness
gneiss
giantess
goosegrass
goneness
gress
galleass
gaoleress
Starts with H
20 words
harness
hostess
holiness
highness
heiress
huntress
headdress
headmistress
housedress
hotpress
hammerless
heritress
housemistress
handpress
hermitess
hyperstress
hypostress
huckstress
herdess
hucksteress
Starts with I
24 words
illness
impress
ingress
inverness
impoliteness
incorrectness
instructress
inexactness
indiscreetness
improperness
incongruousness
inventress
inheritress
idolatress
inhabitress
instress
interpretress
indelicateness
intercross
inquisitress
infelicitousness
initiatress
interlocutress
interpretess
Starts with J
7 words
jess
jiveass
janitress
jointress
jointuress
jailoress
jaileress
Starts with K
4 words
kindness
kindliness
keypress
kermess
Starts with L
11 words
likeness
lioness
lewdness
lemongrass
letterpress
laundress
likeliness
leopardess
lectress
legislatress
lymegrass
Starts with M
24 words
mess
madness
mattress
mistress
masterclass
meanness
marquess
maxidress
microbusiness
murderess
marchioness
minidress
mightiness
millionairess
mayoress
misaddress
mishegoss
manageress
misguess
meadowgrass
monitress
megagauss
ministress
malefactress
Starts with N
9 words
nastiness
nightdress
naughtiness
ness
nonbusiness
nonsuccess
needlegrass
nabobess
negotiatress
Starts with O
13 words
overpass
oddness
overdress
ogress
overstress
overclass
offhandedness
oblateness
oratress
overpress
overkindness
offendress
ostleress
Starts with P
24 words
process
press
progress
princess
politeness
priestess
pettiness
prophetess
prioress
patroness
proprietress
poetess
postmistress
procuress
protectress
peeress
preposterousness
pythoness
portress
peppergrass
pantheress
poetress
preceptress
progenitress
Starts with Q
3 words
queerness
quaintness
quartermistress
Starts with R
12 words
recess
roughness
rudeness
regress
ryegrass
repass
rockcress
regloss
ricegrass
rectress
rivaless
rectoress
Starts with S
24 words
success
stress
sickness
sadness
sweetness
stewardess
strangeness
sorceress
sundress
seamstress
silliness
strapless
seagrass
seductress
shrewdness
seabass
songstress
subprocess
supercross
schoolmistress
shirtdress
superclass
sculptress
shepherdess
Starts with T
20 words
thickness
trespass
tigress
temptress
thoughtlessness
tress
timepass
traitress
titaness
traitoress
tailoress
taskmistress
toastmistress
tyranness
testcross
tutoress
tapegrass
tutress
tickleass
tapstress
Starts with U
23 words
unhappiness
unfairness
ugliness
underpass
underclass
unpleasantness
unevenness
unkindness
unrighteousness
underdress
uncleanness
underboss
unsoundness
unseemliness
unlikeness
unkindliness
uncertainness
unsharpness
unsuccess
usheress
unpoliteness
usuress
upholstress
Starts with V
14 words
vastness
villainess
vileness
viscountess
victress
votaress
victoress
visitress
vowess
vicaress
vassaless
vindicatress
varletess
vaticinatress
Starts with W
20 words
witness
weakness
wireless
wilderness
waitress
wickedness
weirdness
wiseass
wineglass
winepress
wheatgrass
wardress
waterglass
wiregrass
warrioress
weatherglass
wintercress
writeress
whoremistress
workmistress
Starts with Z
1 words
zebrass

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