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ness
English
Etymology
From Middle English nesse (in placenames), from Old English ness, næss, from Proto-Germanic *nasj? (“promontory; ness”); cognate with Middle Low German nes, Icelandic nes, Swedish näs, Danish næs. Related to nose.
Pronunciation
- enPR: n?s, IPA(key): /n?s/
- Rhymes: -?s
Noun
ness (plural nesses)
- (geography) A promontory; a cape or headland. (Frequently used as a suffix in placenames.)
- 1958: Eric Rücker Eddison, Zimiamvian Trilogy, volume 3: “The Mezentian Gate”, page 177 (Elek Bks.)
- Velvraz Sebarm stands upon the lake, among orange-trees and pomegranates and almonds and peaches of the south, a mile north-west over the water from Zayana town, and two miles by land: an old castle built of honey-coloured marble at the tip of a long sickle-shaped ness that sweeps round southwards, with wild gardens running down in the rocks to the water’s edge, and behind the castle a wood of holm-oaks making a wind-break against the north.
- 1958: Eric Rücker Eddison, Zimiamvian Trilogy, volume 3: “The Mezentian Gate”, page 177 (Elek Bks.)
Derived terms
- Little Ness
Translations
See also
- Nes
- Ness
- naze
References
- ness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- The Collins English Dictionary, Collins, London & Glasgow 1986
Anagrams
- ESNs, NSSE, SE SN, SNES, Sens, Sens., sens
Vilamovian
Etymology
Cognate with German Nässe
Noun
ness f (plural nessa)
- rainy weather
- wetness
Related terms
- nessa
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negs
English
Verb
negs
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of neg
Noun
negs
- plural of neg
Anagrams
- GENs, Gens, Seng, engs, gens
Danish
Noun
negs n
- indefinite genitive singular of neg
- indefinite genitive plural of neg
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- negative feedback
- negative space
- negative reinforcement
- negative pressure
- negative equity
- negative interest rates
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