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/nɛs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A headland or piece of land reaching into water.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A placename:, A suburban village in Neston parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3076).

Examples

  • Is the Loch Ness monster real or is it just an elaborate hoax?

  • The Loch Ness monster is an urban myth.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A placename:, The northernmost area on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland.

  2. A promontory; a cape or headland. (Frequently used as a suffix in placenames.)

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The old castle stood on a rocky blank that jutted far into the sea.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Named after the River Ness, of Proto-Brythonic/Pictish origin, from a Proto-Celtic word *Nesta describing great currents, according to MacBain, from the same Proto-Indo-European root that gave the river Νέστος (Néstos), possibly *ned- (“water”) (cf. German nass (“wet”)).