ness
nounattested in dialogue
- //nɛs//
A promontory; a cape or headland. (Frequently used as a suffix in placenames.)
noun
- 1
A promontory; a cape or headland. (Frequently used as a suffix in placenames.)
Etymology
From Middle English nesse (in placenames), from Old English næs, from Proto-Germanic *nasją (“promontory; ness”); cognate with Middle Low German nes, Icelandic nes, Swedish näs, Danish næs, Old Norse nes. Related to nose.
Forms
- plural
- nesses
nerve · A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths,…nervous · Of nerves. Supplied with nerves; innervated.nervously · In a nervous manner; feeling or displaying nervousness.
ness · A promontory; a cape or headland. (Frequently used as a suffix in placenames.)
Ness · An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and…nest · A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and…Nest · A surname from German or Welsh.