ness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a strip of land projecting into a body of water
    cape.

WordNet

Ness noun
Etymology
AS. næs, ns; akin to Icel. nes, Sw. näs, Dan. næs, and E. nose. &root; 261. See Nose.
Definitions
  1. A promontory; a cape; a headland. Hakluyt. ✍ Ness is frequently used as a suffix in the names of places and promontories; as, Sheerness.

Webster 1913