ness

Ness is defined as state, quality or degree.

(suffix)

An example of ness as a suffix when someone is being awkward; awkwardness.

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See ness in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a promontory; headland: now chiefly in place names [Inverness]

Origin: ME nesse < OE næs & ON nes, akin to OE nosu, nose

lake in NW Scotland: 23 mi (37 km) long

state, quality, or instance of being: togetherness, sadness

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

See ness in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A cape or headland.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English ness

Origin: , from Old English nǽss; see nas- in Indo-European roots

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A lake of north-central Scotland. It drains through the Ness River into the Moray Firth and is part of the Caledonian Canal system. The Loch Ness Monster is reputed to inhabit its deep waters.

suffix
State; quality; condition; degree: brightness.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English -nes

Origin: , from Old English

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