ness

noun

ˈnes How to pronounce ness (audio)
Definition of nessnext
1
as in peninsula
an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coast from atop the ness, there was a beautiful view of the coastline as it stretched for miles into the distance

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2
as in cape
an area of land that juts out into a body of water the little skiff rounded the tip of the ness

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Recent Examples of ness Put another way, salt sharpens the tomato-y-ness of a tomato. — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 Powered by our constant influx of immigrants and shaped by the steady pulse of youth culture, American style is as tricky to pin down as American-ness itself. — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026 Texas barbecue is my personal favorite, but that was definitely a shock, the greasy processed-ness of the food. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 His head is freshly shaved and that same cheeky, yet surprisingly eloquent Egg-ness immediately comes through over our half-hour interview. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for ness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ness
  1. peninsula
  2. cape
  3. point
  4. arm
  5. promontory
  6. levee
  7. headland
Noun
  • The neighborhood Governador Celso Ramos is a paradise of a peninsula hiding behind a bureaucratic-sounding name—literally a 20th-century governor.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Brawley School Road is a busy Lake Norman four-lane highway that leads east from the exit to downtown Mooresville and southwest on a peninsula to Trump National Golf Club Charlotte and Lake Norman Yacht Club.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of peninsula
Noun
  • Hair changes, blankets become capes, and sunglasses migrate between friends.
    — Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • After descending in a metal cage elevator, Riff Raff removes his cape, revealing Frank-N-Furter in a corset, fishnets and pearls.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of cape
Noun
  • With that as the starting point, and the premise now fully in motion, season two hits the ground running with the wind of absurdity at its back.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • One big sticking point may be the stigma attached to hearing aids.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of point
Noun
  • After the Paris climate accord, the United Nations ordered its climate science arm to study different warming limits.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The affordability of long-term care has worsened for middle-class Americans, according to a March report from the AARP Public Policy Institute, a policy research arm within AARP, an advocacy group for older adults.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of arm
Noun
  • Tracing the length of one of these wild, winding promontories is the glorious, 46-mile Queen Charlotte Track, says Helen Pickles in The Times.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Set atop a flat promontory overlooking Benedict Canyon, the entire spread, completed in 2000, was renovated in 2017 by developer Gala Asher and extensively updated by the pair.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
Definition of promontory
Noun
  • After Katrina made landfall in Louisiana, the failure of New Orleans’ federal levee system inundated about 80% of the city in floodwaters.
    — JACK BROOK, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The landfill, a former marsh that is separated from San Francisco Bay by an earthen levee, first became an garbage dump in 1938.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of levee
Noun
  • One of the biggest changes was to replace the long, rock groins originally proposed with short, landscaped headlands.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Twenty-one hundred miles can already be walked, allowing visitors to view England’s famous headlands, cliffs, beaches, and dunes, as well as castles, oceanside resorts, and wartime relics.
    — Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
Definition of headland

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“Ness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ness. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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