Ness,

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ness \Ness\, n. [AS. naes, ns; akin to Icel. nes, Sw. n[aum]s,
     Dan. naes, and E. nose. [root] 261. See {Nose}.]
     A promontory; a cape; a headland. --Hakluyt.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Ness is frequently used as a suffix in the names of


           places and promontories; as, Sheerness.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  -ness \-ness\ [AS. -ness, -nyss, -nys; akin to OS. -nissi,
     nussi, D. -nis, OHG. -nissa, -nass[imac], -nuss[imac], G.
     -nis, -niss, Goth. -inasus.]
     A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of quality or
     state; as, goodness, greatness.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ness
       n : 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