English suffix

-ness

abstract state

Register

native

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

ADJ

Status

Establisheddraft

oed

Words built with -ness

goodness
the state of being good
good+-ness
loneliness
the bad feeling of being alone
lonely+-ness
madness
the state of being mad
mad+-ness
sweetness
the state of being sweet
sweet+-ness
weakness
the state of being weak
weak+-ness
greatness
the state of being great
great+-ness
newness
the state of being new
new+-ness
happiness
the state of feeling good
happy+-ness
sadness
the state of feeling bad
sad+-ness
laziness
unwillingness to work
lazy+-ness
illness
the state of being ill
ill+-ness
kindness
the quality of doing good to others
kind+-ness

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

this affix: -ness

    French

    • -ité
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
    • -té
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -esse
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -eur
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -ie
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -itude
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
    • -ance
      register-matched functional equivalent

    Hindi

    • -पन
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -ता
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
    • -त्व
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
    • -ई
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -आपा
      register-matched functional equivalent

    Telugu

    • -తనం
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -త్వం
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
    • -త
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
    • -రికం
      register-matched functional equivalent

    Tamil