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Definitions for Height

[1] extent or distance upward: The balloon stopped rising at a height of 500 feet.
[2] distance upward from a given level to a fixed point: the height from the ground to the first floor; the height of an animal at the shoulder.
[3] the distance between the lowest and highest points of a person standing upright; stature: She is five feet in height.
[4] considerable or great altitude or elevation: the height of the mountains.
[5] Often heights . a high place above a level; a hill or mountain: They stood on the heights overlooking the valley. the highest part; top; apex; summit: In his dreams he reached the heights.
[6] the highest point; utmost degree: the height of power; the height of pleasure.
[7] Archaic . high rank in social status.
[8] the vertical distance from the bottom or lowest part of something to the top or apex
[9] the vertical distance of an object or place above the ground or above sea level; altitude
[10] relatively great altitude or distance from the bottom to the top
[11] the topmost point; summit
[12] astronomy the angular distance of a celestial body above the horizon
[13] the period of greatest activity or intensity the height of the battle
[14] an extreme example of its kind the height of rudeness
[15] (often plural) an area of high ground
[16] (often plural) the state of being far above the ground I don't like heights
[17] (often plural) a position of influence, fame, or power the giddy heights they occupied in the 1980s

Words related to Height

ceiling, pinnacle, prominence, peak, extent, stature, elevation, crest, top, maximum, crown, highness, acme, cusp, apex, vertex, brow, rise, tip, mountain

Words nearby Height

heiduc, heifer, heifetz, heigh, heigh-ho, height, height of contour, height of land, height-to-paper, heighten, heighth

Origin of Height

before 900; Middle English; Old English hīehtho. See high, -th1

Words that may be confused with Height

altitude, elevation, height, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry)

Word origin for Height

Old English hīehthu; related to Old Norse hǣthe, Gothic hauhitha, Old High German hōhida; see high

Synonyms for Height

ceiling, crest, elevation, extent, peak, pinnacle, prominence, stature, acme, apex, apogee, brow, crown, cusp, highness, hill, loftiness, mountain, pitch, rise, solstice, summit, tallness, tip, tiptop, vertex, zenith