Definitions for HARNESS
ˈhɑr nɪshar·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. harnessnoun

   a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)

2. harnessverb

   stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart

3. harness, tackleverb

   put a harness

   "harness the horse"

4. harnessverb

   exploit the power of

   "harness natural forces and resources"

5. harness, rein in, draw rein, reinverb

   control and direct with or as if by reins

   "rein a horse"

6. rule, harness, reinverb

   keep in check

   "rule one's temper"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harnessnoun

   A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps.

2. harnessnoun

   A collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function.

3. harnessverb

   to place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain

   They harnessed the horse to the post.

4. harnessverb

   to capture, control or put to use

   Imagine what might happen if it were possible to harness solar energy fully.

5. Etymology: harneis, hernois.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HARNESSnoun

   Etymology: harnois, French, supposed from iern or hiern, Runnick; hiairn, Welsh and Erse, iron.

   1. Armour; defensive furniture of war.

   A goodly knight, all dress’d in harness meet,
   That from his head no place appeared to his feet. F. Queen.

   Doff thy harness, youth:
   I am to-day i’ th’ vein of chivalry. William Shakespeare, Troil. and Cress.

   Of no right, nor colour like to right,
   He doth fill fields with harness. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. i.

   Were I a great man, I should fear to drink:
   Great men should drink with harness on their throats. William Shakespeare.

   2. The traces of draught horses, particularly of carriages of pleasure or state: of other carriages we say geer.

   Or wilt thou ride? Thy horses shall be trapp’d,
   Their harness studded all with gold and pearl. William Shakespeare.

   Their steeds around,
   Free from their harness, graze the flow’ry ground. Dryden.

2. To Harnessverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To dress in armour.

   He was harnest light, and to the field goes he. William Shakespeare.

   Full fifty years, harness’d in rugged steel,
   I have endur’d the biting Winter’s blast. Nicholas Rowe.

   2. To fix horses in their traces.

   Before the door her iron chariot stood,
   All ready harnessed for journey new. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   Harness the horses, and get up the horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets. Jer. xlvi. 4.

   When I plow my ground, my horse is harnessed and chained to my plough. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

   To the harnessed yoke
   They lend their shoulder, and begin their toil. James Thomson.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harness

   A harness is a set of straps and fittings by which a horse or other draft animal is attached to a cart, plow, etc., and is controlled by its driver. In a broader sense, it can refer to any similar set of straps used to secure or control something, such as a safety harness worn by climbing or construction workers. Furthermore, it can also refer to utilizing something for a particular purpose.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Harnessnoun

   originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor

2. Harnessnoun

   the equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling

3. Harnessnoun

   the part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of the warp are alternately raised and depressed for the passage of the shuttle

4. Harnessverb

   to dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman; to array

5. Harnessverb

   fig.: To equip or furnish for defense

6. Harnessverb

   to make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively

7. Etymology: [OE. harneisen; cf. F. harnacher, OF. harneschier.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Harness

   Harness is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics universe. Her first appearance was in New Mutants Annual #7.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Harness

   här′nes, n. the equipments of a horse: formerly, the armour of a man or horse: equipment for any kind of labour.—v.t. to equip with armour: to put the harness on a horse.—n. Har′ness-cask, a tub, a cask with rimmed cover on a ship's deck holding the salt meat for daily use.—Die in harness, to die at one's work. [O. Fr. harneis, armour; dubiously referred to Celt., as in Bret. harnez, old iron, also armour.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harness

   An old statute term for the tackling or furniture of a ship.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harness

   The iron covering or dress which a soldier formerly wore, and which was fastened to the body by straps and buckles; coat of mail; also, the whole accoutrements, offensive and defensive; armor of a knight or soldier; the armor of a horse. Also the equipments of a draught-horse.

2. harness

   To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman. To equip or furnish for defense.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HARNESS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Harness is ranked #6346 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Harness surname appeared 5,371 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Harness.
   
   84.7% or 4,549 total occurrences were White.
   9.7% or 522 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 136 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 93 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 45 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 26 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Exploit
   • Keep
   • Support

How to pronounce HARNESS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say HARNESS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of HARNESS in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of HARNESS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of HARNESS in a Sentence

1. Eli Lebowitz:

   Harness the child's interest as a launchpad for a whole lot of different kinds of experiences and learning, even into additional topics.

2. Jonah Peretti:

   To be clear, we see the breakthroughs in AI opening up a new era of creativity that will allow humans to harness creativity in new ways with endless opportunities and applications for good, in publishing, AI can benefit both content creators and audiences, inspiring new ideas and inviting audience members to co-create personalized content.

3. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   We will only secure a prosperous, peaceful and liveable planet if we harness economic growth and development to social solidarity across and between generations.

4. Ted Kennedy:

   We have a Senate that instead of trying to harness the opportunity and potential of every person in this country, they're trying to pull us back, and I'm running for the United States Senate to tear that down, to fight back with everything we've got.

5. Claudia Gold:

   When you're 6 months old, or 2 or 5 years old, so many things are going on that you try to make sense of, a song can kind of harness that experience and be comforting in its repetition.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=HARNESS
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Harness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=HARNESS
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/HARNESS
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=HARNESS
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=HARNESS
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=HARNESS
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html