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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ness \Ness\, noun [AS. n[ae]s, ns; akin to Icel. nes, Sw. n["a]s, Dan. n[ae]s, and E. nose. [root] 261. See {Nose}.] A promontory; a cape; a headland. --Hakluyt.
Note: Ness is frequently used as a suffix in the names of places and promontories; as, Sheerness.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
-ness \-ness\ [AS. -ness, -nyss, -nys; akin to OS. -nissi, nussi, D. -nis, OHG. -nissa, -nass[=i], -nuss[=i], G. -nis, -niss, Goth. -inasus.] A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of quality or state; as, goodness, greatness.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
ness
noun: a strip of land projecting into a body of water [syn: {cape}]
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Ness -- U.S. County in Kansas Population (2000): 3454 Housing Units (2000): 1835 Land area (2000): 1074.746707 sq. miles (2783.581074 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.257650 sq. miles (0.667310 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1075.004357 sq. miles (2784.248384 sq. km) Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 38.526299 N, 99.890005 W Headwords: Ness Ness, KS Ness County Ness County, KS
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