Height definition
Prices rose to stunning heights.
Finally reached the height of the mountain.
At the height of her career.
The height of a storm.
She's at the height of her career.
An example of height is 5'8".
An example of height is the top of Mount Everest.
An example of height is the top achievement of someone's career.
Height is an advantage in basketball.
The height of absurdity.
Origin of height
- Middle English from Old English hēhthu, hēahthu
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From the older heighth, from Old English hīehþu, from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō (cf. *hauhaz), cognate to Old Norse and Icelandic hæð (cf. Swedish höjd, Norwegian høyde), Dutch hoogte, Old High German hohida, Gothic (hauhiþa). Corresponds to high + -th.
From Wiktionary