Base words with ‘short’ vowelsBase words with other vowelsChange base’s final y to i before adding suffix
boldness
coldness
drabness
dullness
fitness
flatness
gladness
glibness
glumness
hipness
hotness
illness
laxness
limpness
lushness
madness
oddness
pinkness
rashness
redness
richness
sadness
sickness
slimness
smugness
softness
thinness
wetness
aridness
baldness
bareness
blueness
calmness
coolness
cosiness (UK)
coziness (US)
curtness
cuteness
dampness
darkness
dearness
dryness
easiness
evenness
fairness
firmness
goodness
hugeness
idleness
kindness
lateness
likeness
loudness
maleness
meanness
meekness
mildness
muteness
neatness
nearness
newness
niceness
openness
paleness
pureness
rareness
ripeness
rudeness
sameness
slowness
tartness
tautness
artiness
blurriness
braininess
chilliness
classiness
cloudiness
clumsiness
cosiness
costliness
crankiness
creepiness
crispiness
crustiness
daintiness
doziness
dreaminess
dreariness
drowsiness
earthiness
easiness
fleshiness
flimsiness
floppiness
fluffiness
freakiness
friskiness
frizziness
frothiness
fruitiness
goriness
greasiness
greediness
grittiness
haziness
holiness
inkiness
jokiness
laziness
liveliness
loneliness
loveliness
mightiness
nosiness
oiliness
ooziness
patchiness
pokiness
prettiness
queasiness
rosiness
shabbiness
shagginess
shiftiness
sleepiness
slinkiness
sloppiness
sneakiness
steadiness
stickiness
stuffiness
sturdiness
tidiness
timeliness
ugliness
wariness
wateriness
waxiness
wiliness
wiriness
wobbliness
worthiness
zaniness