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'ness' in Webster

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-ness   (&?;). [AS. -ness, -nyss, - nys; akin to OS. -nissi, nussi, D. -nis, OHG. -nissa,
-nassī, -nussī, G. - nis, -niss, Goth.
-inasus.]
 A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of quality or state; as, goodness, greatness.
 
Ness   (?), n. [AS. n&aelig;s, ns; akin to Icel. nes, Sw. näs, Dan.
n&aelig;s, and E. nose. √ 261. See Nose.]
 A promontory; a cape; a headland. Hakluyt.
 &fist; Ness is frequently used as a suffix in the names of
places and promontories; as, Sheerness.

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