About The Word Ness
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Ness
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What's The Definition Of Ness?
[n] a strip of land projecting into a body of water
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ness: cape Related Terms | Find terms related to Ness: See Also | Cape Fear | Cape Hatteras | Cape Horn | Cape May | Cape of Good Hope | Cape Sable | dry land | earth | ground | land | Lindeness | Naze | solid ground | spit | terra firma | tongue Ness In Webster's Dictionary \Ness\, n. [AS. n[ae]s, ns; akin to Icel. nes, Sw. n["a]s,
Dan. n[ae]s, and E. nose. [root] 261. See {Nose}.]
A promontory; a cape; a headland. --Hakluyt.
Note: Ness is frequently used as a suffix in the names of
places and promontories; as, Sheerness.
\-ness\ [AS. -ness, -nyss, -nys; akin to OS. -nissi, nussi, D. -nis, OHG. -nissa, -nass[=i], -nuss[=i], G. -nis, -niss, Goth. -inasus.] A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of quality or state; as, goodness, greatness. |
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