1. a promontory or headland; a point of land jutting into the sea or a lake
Usage: chiefly British and Scottish; often used in place names
2. a suffix forming nouns that denote a state, condition, or quality
Usage: morphology; used to create abstract nouns from adjectives

Examples

• The ship sailed around the rocky ness.
• Dunness is a famous headland on the Scottish coast.
• The suffix '-ness' is added to 'happy' to form 'happiness'.
• We hiked to the ness and enjoyed the ocean view.
• The explorer mapped several nesses along the coastline.
• Kindness is formed by adding '-ness' to the adjective 'kind'.