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

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