·noun The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.
·adj Capable of being accounted for; explicable. II. Accountable ·adj Liable to be called on to ren...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·- A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of quality or state; as, goodness, greatness. ...
·noun A promontory; a cape; a headland. ...
[Ang.-Sax. næs]. A projection of land, as Dungeness, Sheerness, &c. It is common in other European l...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun The quality of being advisable or expedient; expediency; advisability. ...
An old term for a promontory. ...