Nouns Ending in ESS and Containing EF

Explore 148 verified English nouns ending in ESS and containing EF, including Effectiveness, Usefulness, Resourcefulness, Wakefulness, Ineffectiveness, Defensiveness and Carefulness. Browse these naming words for people, places, and things below, or review pluralization and capitalization rules in our noun grammar guide.

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Starts with A
1 words
aefaldness
Starts with B
11 words
briefness
benefactress
beefiness
beneficialness
barefacedness
bereftness
balefulness
banefulness
brieflessness
beforehandedness
blamefulness
Starts with C
8 words
carefulness
carefreeness
chieftess
chieftainess
chiefess
changefulness
closefistedness
chancefulness
Starts with D
19 words
defensiveness
definiteness
deftness
defenselessness
definitiveness
defectiveness
disgracefulness
defiantness
distastefulness
dolefulness
defensibleness
deficientness
deformedness
defunctness
despitefulness
devicefulness
direfulness
desirefulness
defeasibleness
Starts with E
10 words
effectiveness
effortlessness
effusiveness
efficaciousness
effeteness
effeminateness
effectualness
effortfulness
easefulness
expensefulness
Starts with F
3 words
forcefulness
fatefulness
fivefoldness
Starts with G
4 words
gratefulness
gracefulness
gleefulness
guilefulness
Starts with H
3 words
hopefulness
heftiness
hatefulness
Starts with I
15 words
ineffectiveness
indefiniteness
ineffectualness
irrefutableness
indefensibleness
ineffableness
inefficaciousness
indefinitiveness
indefinableness
indefatigableness
irreflectiveness
irefulness
irrefragableness
indefeasibleness
irrefrangibleness
Starts with L
1 words
lefthandedness
Starts with M
1 words
malefactress
Starts with N
10 words
nefariousness
nondefensiveness
nonreflectiveness
nondefinitiveness
nonbeneficialness
nonrefractiveness
nondefectiveness
nonpreferableness
nondefensibleness
nondefeasibleness
Starts with O
4 words
overdefensiveness
overeffusiveness
overreflectiveness
overgratefulness
Starts with P
6 words
peacefulness
purposefulness
pridefulness
preferableness
prefigurativeness
putrefactiveness
Starts with R
11 words
resourcefulness
reflectiveness
ruefulness
refractoriness
remorsefulness
revengefulness
reflexiveness
refinedness
reposefulness
refractiveness
refrangibleness
Starts with S
15 words
spitefulness
shamefulness
surefootedness
suspensefulness
semidefiniteness
shamefacedness
shamefastness
supereffectiveness
subeffectiveness
sourcefulness
stupefactiveness
semidefensiveness
scathefulness
spritefulness
semireflexiveness
Starts with T
3 words
tastefulness
tunefulness
threefoldness
Starts with U
18 words
usefulness
ungratefulness
ungracefulness
undefensibleness
unresourcefulness
untunefulness
unusefulness
undefendableness
unreflectingness
unremorsefulness
undefeatableness
undefinitiveness
unshamefacedness
unrefractiveness
unbefittingness
unpreferableness
unrevengefulness
unbeneficialness
Starts with V
2 words
vengefulness
voicefulness
Starts with W
3 words
wakefulness
wastefulness
woefulness

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