ness
NounUS[nes]/nɛs/1 syllable
Synonyms:
cape
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a strip of land projecting into a body of waterSynonyms: capeType of land, dry landKinds spit, tongueExamples Skagen Odde, Cape York, Cape May, Cape Flattery, Cape Trafalgar, Cape Froward, Cape Horn, Capo Passero, Cape of Good Hope, Cape Hatteras +4 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ness noun
Origin: AS. naes, ns; akin to Icel. nes, Sw. näs, Dan. naes, and E. nose. √ 261. See Nose.
A promontory; a cape; a headland. Richard Hakluyt
☞ Ness is frequently used as a suffix in the names of places and promontories; as, Sheerness.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54