ness
noun
[ nɛs ]
• a headland or promontory.
• "Orford Ness"
Origin:
Old English næs, perhaps reinforced in Middle English by Old Norse nes ; related to Old English nasu ‘nose’.
-ness
suffix
• (forming nouns chiefly from adjectives) denoting a state or condition.
• "liveliness"
• (forming nouns chiefly from adjectives) something in a certain state.
• "wilderness"
Origin:
Old English -nes, -ness, of Germanic origin.
