Ness Definition

nĕs
noun
A promontory; headland.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
suffix
State; quality; condition; degree.
Brightness.
American Heritage
affix
State, quality, or instance of being.
Togetherness, sadness.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Ness

Noun

Singular:
ness
Plural:
nesses

Origin of Ness

  • ME -nesse < OE -nes(s), akin to Ger -niss, Goth -nassus (for -assus, with n- < end of the preceding component)

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

  • Old English næs; cognate with Icelandic nes, Swedish näs, Danish næs. Related to nose.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English ness from Old English næss nas- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English -nes from Old English

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Ness Sentence Examples

  • Much has been written about the impressive ness of Himalayan scenery.

  • The state's governor there was always is broader which dochfour loch ness.

  • A lighthouse (50 55' N., o 58' E.) stands on the ness, which has been the scene of many shipwrecks, and has been lighted since the time of James I.

  • Mention should be made of the pyrope garnet found at Elie Ness.

  • Under French rule its productive ' ness has been largely increased by the sinking of artesian wells in districts which only required water to make them fertile.

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Words Starting With

NNENES

Words Ending With

SSSESS

Unscrambles

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Words Starting With N and Ending With S

Starts With N & Ends With SStarts With NE & Ends With SStarts With N & Ends With SS

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With N4 Letter Words Ending With S