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ness |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ness \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 From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: -ness \-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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ness n : a strip of land projecting into a body of water [syn: {cape}]
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