I am English learner ,I Want to know the different between "----" and "----".
I'm not so sure I agree with the way this discussion is going.
The question seems to suggest that there is a relationship between these suffixes, but I don't really see that. Nor do I see -ness as the presence and -less as the absence. For a
-ness forms a noun from an adjective. It means the property of being ....
Kindness is the property of being kind. Foolishness is the property of being foolish. Divisiveness is the property of being divisive. Nastiness is the property of being nasty. Manliness is the property of being manly. Dizziness is the prop