Suffix -NESS is a consonant suffix and a noun changer. It is added to the end of a base word to change it into a noun that names a quality or state, as in “kind” to “kindness.”

Suffixes at the ends of words are not typically accented, and Suffix -NESS changes to schwa in speech.

Suffix /nƏs/, Suffix /nƏs/, Suffix /nƏs/, kindness