ness

Speech parts

1. ness - Noun

2. Ness - Proper noun

Meaning

A promontory; a cape; a headland.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cape delta peninsula reef bluff promontory point state form character nature head property quality bill
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Antonyms

valley depression trouble ignorance loser melancholy
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Hypernyms

earth land ground dry land terra firma solid ground

Hyponyms

tongue spit

Related terms

nesting

Phrases with the word

iid-ness non-U-ness Fife Ness lock ness monster negro-ness on-the-make-ness

Anagrams

sens NSSE SNES

Examples

The inclination to believe in the fantastic may strike some as a failure in logic, or gullibility, but it's really a gift. A world that might have Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster is clearly superior to one that definitely does not. Chris Van Allsburg

Someone once accused me of being like Eliot Ness. I sad no sir, I'm not E.N., but I can promise you that I'm not Al Capone! Robert Stack

Five billion people could drown in Loch Ness, and no one would show above the surface. It is a big lake. [...] As of the 1960s, there were over 9,000 sightings of the Loch Ness Monster. Today, there have been over 11,000 such sightings. Kent Hovind

The different ness of races, moreover, is no evidence of superiority or of inferiority. This merely indicates that each race has certain gifts which the others do not possess. Carter Woodson

My dad loved Scotland, so we would pile into his caravan and head for the Highlands, to Fort William and Loch Ness. It was such an adventure - my siblings and I were allowed to roam and explore the local beaches. We loved the freedom of those trips. Rick Astley

The blight ness of the moon can only be experienced in total darkness. African Proverb

Close letter words and terms

nesosteine nesprin nesquehonite Ness City Ness County Nessa