NESSES

Noun

nesses

plural of ness

Anagrams

• SNESes, senses

Source: Wiktionary


NESS

Ness, n. Etym: [AS. næs, ns; akin to Icel. nes, Sw. näs, Dan. næs, and E. nose. sq. root 261. See Nose.]

Definition: A promontory; a cape; a headland. Hakluyt.

Note: Ness is frequently used as a suffix in the names of places and promontories; as, Sheerness.

-ness (. Etym: [AS. -ness, -nyss, -nys; akin to OS. -nissi, nussi, D. -nis, OHG. -nissa, -nassi, -nussi, G. -nis, -niss, Goth. -inasus.]

Definition: A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of quality or state; as, goodness, greatness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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