| 单词 | ness |
| 释义 | ness[ nes ] / nɛs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ness ON THESAURUS.COM nouna headland; promontory; cape. Origin of nessFirst recorded before 900; Middle English -nes(s) (in placenames), in part continuing Old English næs, in part from Old Norse nes; akin to nose Definition for ness (2 of 2)-ness a native English suffix attached to adjectives and participles, forming abstract nouns denoting quality and state (and often, by extension, something exemplifying a quality or state): darkness; goodness; kindness; obligingness; preparedness. Origin of -nessMiddle English, Old English -nes, -nis, cognate with German -nis, Gothic -(n)assus; suffix originally (unattested) -assus; -n- by false division of words with adjective and past participle stems ending in -n-; compare Old English efnes (later efen-nys ) evenness Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ness (1 of 3)ness / (nɛs) / noun
Word Origin for nessOld English næs headland; related to Old Norse nes, Old English nasu nose British Dictionary definitions for ness (2 of 3)Ness / (nɛs) / nounLoch Ness a lake in NW Scotland, in the Great Glen: said to be inhabited by an aquatic monster. Length: 36 km (22.5 miles). Depth: 229 m (754 ft) British Dictionary definitions for ness (3 of 3)-ness suffix forming nounsindicating state, condition, or quality, or an instance of one of thesegreatness; selfishness; meaninglessness; a kindness Word Origin for -nessOld English -nes, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic -nassus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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