Meaning of NESS
| Pronunciation: | | nes
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| | Definition: | | [n] a strip of land projecting into a body of water |
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| | Synonyms: | | cape |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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