height

Use height in a sentence

A nurse measures a child's height.

noun

Height is defined as the distance from the bottom to the top of something or the highest point or the greatest degree.

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.

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height

the topmost point of anything
the highest limit; greatest degree; extreme; climax; culmination: the height of absurdity
the distance from the bottom to the top
1. elevation or distance above a given level, as above the surface of the earth or sea; altitude
2. elevation (of the sun, a star, etc.) above the horizon, measured in degrees
1. a relatively great distance from bottom to top
2. a relatively great distance above a given level
[often pl.] a point or place considerably above most others; eminence; elevation; hill
Obs. high rank

Origin of height

from earlier highth from Middle English heighthe from Old English hiehthu (akin to Gothic hauhitha) from heah: see high and -th

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height

noun

a. Abbr. h The distance from the base of something to the top.
b. Elevation above a given level, as of the sun or a star above the horizon; altitude. See Synonyms at elevation.
a. The condition or attribute of being relatively or sufficiently high or tall: Height is an advantage in basketball.
b. Stature, especially of the human body.
Often heights
a. A hill, mountain, or other piece of ground that stands out from the surrounding land.
b. A high point or position: Prices rose to stunning heights.
a. The highest or uppermost point; the summit or apex: finally reached the height of the mountain.
b. The highest or most advanced degree; the zenith: at the height of her career.
c. The point of highest intensity; the climax: the height of a storm.
a. Obsolete High rank, estate, or degree.
b. Archaic Loftiness of mind.
c. Obsolete Arrogance; hauteur: “He returned me a very resolute answer, and full of height” ( Oliver Cromwell )

Origin of height

Middle English from Old English hēhthu, hēahthu

Usage Note: Although some people pronounce height with a final (th) by analogy with length and width (and, in fact, the word was originally pronounced and written with a th ), the standard pronunciation in Modern English is (hīt).

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural heights)

The distance from the base of something to the top.
The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).
The highest point or maximum degree.
She's at the height of her career.
(Sussex) An area of land at the top of a cliff.

Antonyms

depth

Origin

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.