ness

B1 Topic:Nature & Landscape

US /nɛs/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like nesh /s/ vs /ʃ/

Freq #14711

Meanings

1

noun
A narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea; a cape or headland.

The lighthouse stands at the tip of the ness.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a narrow piece of land that... cape

Word family

Derived forms invernessnessberrynessie

Etymology

From Middle English nesse (in placenames), from Old English næs, from Proto-Germanic *nasją (“promontory; ness”); cognate with Middle Low German nes, Icelandic nes, Swedish näs, Danish næs, Old Norse nes. Related to nose.

nesse Middle English næs Old English *nasją Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Nature & Landscape

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# ness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /nɛs/
**Frequency rank:** 14711

## Meanings
1. A narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea; a cape or headland.

## Examples
- The lighthouse stands at the tip of the ness.

## Derived Forms
- inverness
- nessberry
- nessie

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: nesse
- Root: næs
- Root: *nasją

## Etymology
From Middle English nesse (in placenames), from Old English næs, from Proto-Germanic *nasją (“promontory; ness”); cognate with Middle Low German nes, Icelandic nes, Swedish näs, Danish næs, Old Norse nes. Related to nose.

## AI Etymology
Ness comes from Middle English nesse (in placenames), from Old English næs, from Proto-Germanic *nasją (“promontory; ness”); cognate with Middle Low German nes, Icelandic nes, Swedish näs, Danish næs, Old Norse nes. Related to nose. Modern senses include a narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea; a cape or headland. The wider word family includes derivatives such as inverness, nessberry, and nessie.

## Topics
- Nature & Landscape

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