Height

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The distance from the base of something to the top.
  • n. Elevation above a given level, as of the sun or a star above the horizon; altitude. See Synonyms at elevation.
  • n. The condition or attribute of being relatively or sufficiently high or tall.
  • n. Stature, especially of the human body.
  • n. The highest or uppermost point; the summit or apex.
  • n. The highest or most advanced degree; the zenith: at the height of her career.
  • n. The point of highest intensity; the climax: the height of a storm.
  • n. An eminence, such as a hill or mountain. Often used in the plural.
  • n. A high point or position.
  • n. Obsolete High rank, estate, or degree.
  • n. Archaic Loftiness of mind.
  • n. Obsolete Arrogance; hauteur: "He returned me a very resolute answer, and full of height” ( Oliver Cromwell).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The distance from the base of something to the top.
  • n. The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).
  • n. The highest point or maximum degree.
  • n. an area of land at the top of a cliff.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The condition of being high; elevated position.
  • n. The distance to which anything rises above its foot, above that on which in stands, above the earth, or above the level of the sea; altitude; the measure upward from a surface, as the floor or the ground, of an animal, especially of a man; stature.
  • n. Degree of latitude either north or south.
  • n. That which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain.
  • n. Elevation in excellence of any kind, as in power, learning, arts; also, an advanced degree of social rank; preëminence or distinction in society; prominence.
  • n. Progress toward eminence; grade; degree.
  • n. Utmost degree in extent; extreme limit of energy or condition
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Highness; elevation; altitude; stature; vertical distance or angular elevation from a base or a level, or any point of reckoning: as, the height of a tree, a mountain, or a tower.
  • n. Elevation of degree or of condition; eminence of quality, character, rank, etc.
  • n. The highest part; the top; hence, culmination; the highest degree; the highest point to be attained or desired: as, the height of a fever; the height of fashion.
  • n. That which has highness; an elevation; an eminence, especially of land; a hill, mountain, or precipice: often in the plural: as, to ascend a height; the Heights of Abraham at Quebec.
  • n. Latitude; degree of distance from the equator, whether north or south.
  • n. Haughtiness.
  • n. Upward; aloft; on high.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot
  • n. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
  • n. elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
  • n. the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
  • Antonym
    depth   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    point    level    degree    stage   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    altitude    stature    eminence    prominence    grade    degree    elevation    apex   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bright    Dwight    Knight    Night    White    Wight    Wright    alight    allright    alright   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    depth    length    strength    range    shape    peak    width    distance    dimension    elevation