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ness Definition

ness (nes)

noun

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

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

Ness Definition

Ness (nes)

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

ness Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • achieve: Achieving open ness or high levels of flexibility present difficulties because both notions turn current educational assumptions upside down.

Adjective modifier

  • good: I finally managed to stop just before the main road - after about a mile - thank good ness!
  • British: Observing British ness and British culture and customs is of ongoing interest.
  • open: Achieving open ness or high levels of flexibility present difficulties because both notions turn current educational assumptions upside down.

Modifies a noun

  • monster: Can you send me a picture of the loch ness monster?
  • website: The documents below are recent additions to the NESS website.
  • site: Margaret said that all nationally generated datasets will be made available on the NeSS site ( where it already exists ).
  • survey: The NeSS survey is a step toward the Integrated Social Survey ( ISS ).

Noun used with modifier

  • busi-: The three legs in a busi- ness are: The product and service, the operation -- how do you manage your business?
  • loch: Can you send me a picture of the loch ness monster?
  • const: Character array literals The place where strict const ness is not enforced is with character array literals.
  • F: For instance, if a is F, F ness is not responsible in any way for a having the nature that it has.
  • dochfour: The state's governor there was always is broader which dochfour loch ness.
  • good-: I jis ' wish to good- ness he was heah now -- DEN what would he say!

Browse dictionary entries near ness

  1. nescient
  2. nescience
  3. Nesbit
  4. nervy
  5. nervure
  6. nervousness
  7. nervously
  8. nervous system
  9. nervous Nellie
  10. nervous breakdown
  1. -ness
  2. Nesselrode
  3. nest
  4. nest egg
  5. nester
  6. nestle
  7. nestling
  8. Nestor
  9. Nestorianism
  10. net