-nesssuffix
uk/ -nəs/us/ -nəs/added to adjectives to form nouns that refer to a quality or a condition:
happiness
sadness
nervousness
selfishness
kindness
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Conditions and characteristics
- -ance
- -ancy
- ability
- ambience
- attribute
- character
- complexion
- condition
- detail
- feature
- hallmark
- karma
- lineament
- local colour
- middle name
- mien
- nature
- resonate
- smack
- tenor
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