Ness

Quick meaning: Ness is a noun meaning (geography) A promontory; a cape or headland. (Frequently used as a suffix in placenames.).

Meaning

(geography) A promontory; a cape or headland. (Frequently used as a suffix in placenames.).

Example Sentences

Velvraz Sebarm stands upon the lake, among orange-trees and pomegranates and almonds and peaches of the south, a mile north-west over the water from Zayana town, and two miles by land: an old castle built of honey-coloured marble at the tip of a long sickle-shaped ness that sweeps round southwards, with wild gardens running down in the rocks to the water’s edge, and behind the castle a wood of holm-oaks making a wind-break against the north.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for ness

Depending on context, synonyms include cape.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cape, reservation, nis, rie, nice, series.

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