English abbreviation dictionary - ness
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Ness Energy International, Inc.
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~ suffix in nouns the condition, quality, or degree of being something (loudness | sadness | warm-heartedness | the many kindnesses you've done me) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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noun Etymology: Middle English nasse, from Old English n?ss; akin to Old English nasu nose — more at nose Date: before 12th century cape, promontory NESS noun suffix Etymology: Middle English -nes, from Old English; akin to Old High German -nissa ~ state ; condition ; quality ; degree goodness ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. a headland or promontory. Etymology: OE n{aelig}s, rel. to OE nasu NOSE NESS suffix forming nouns from adjectives, expressing: 1 state or condition, or an instance of this (bitterness; conceitedness; happiness; a kindness). 2 something in a certain state (wilderness). Etymology: OE -nes, - ness f. Gmc NEST n. & v. --n. 1 a structure or place where a bird lays eggs and shelters its young. 2 an animal's or insect's breeding-place or lair. 3 a snug or secluded retreat or shelter. 4 (often foll. by of) a place fostering something undesirable (a nest of vice). 5 a brood or swarm. 6 a group or set of similar objects, often of different sizes and fitting together for storage (a nest of tables). --v. 1 intr. use or build a nest. 2 intr. take wild birds' nests or eggs. 3 intr. (of objects) fit together or one inside another. 4 tr. (usu. as nested adj.) establish in or as in a nest. Phrases and idioms nest egg 1 a sum of money saved for the future. 2 a real or artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay eggs there. Derivatives nestful n. (pl. -fuls). nesting n. (in sense 2 of v.). nestlike adj. Etymology: OE nest ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- suffix of action, quality or state, from O.E. -nes(s). NESS - obsolete except in place names, is O.E. nжs "a promontory," related to nasu "nose." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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