Noun from atop the ness, there was a beautiful view of the coastline as it stretched for miles into the distance the little skiff rounded the tip of the ness
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English nasse, from Old English næss; akin to Old English nasu nose — more at nose
Noun suffix
Middle English -nes, from Old English; akin to Old High German -nissa -ness
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of ness was before the 12th century