HEIGHT

stature, height

(noun) (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot

altitude, height

(noun) elevation especially above sea level or above the earth’s surface; “the altitude gave her a headache”

height, tallness

(noun) the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top

(noun) the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; “his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty”; “the artist’s gifts are at their acme”; “at the height of her career”; “the peak of perfection”; “summer was at its peak”; “...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame”; “the summit of his ambition”; “so many highest superlatives achieved by man”; “at the top of his profession”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

height (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.

A high point.

A mountain, especially a very high one.

(Sussex) An area of land at the top of a cliff.

Synonyms

• See also apex

Antonyms

• depth

Anagrams

• eighth, highte

Proper noun

Height (plural Heights)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Height is the 18540^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1488 individuals. Height is most common among White (49.19%) and Black/African American (44.96%) individuals.

Anagrams

• eighth, highte

Source: Wiktionary

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Height, n. [Written also hight.] Etym: [OE. heighte, heght, heighthe, AS. heáh, fr. heah high; akin to D. hoogte, Sw. höjd, Dan. höide, Icel. hæ, Goth. hauhipa. See High.]

1. The condition of being high; elevated position. Behold the height of the stars, how high they are! Job xxii. 12.

2. 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 animal, especially of a man; stature. Bacon. [Goliath's] height was six cubits and a span. 1 Sam. xvii. 4.

3. Degree of latitude either north or south. [Obs.] Guinea lieth to the north sea, in the same height as Peru to the south. Abp. Abbot.

4. That which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain; as, Alpine heights. Dryden.

5. Elevation in excellence of any kind, as in power, learning, arts; also, an advanced degree of social rank; preëminence or distinction in society; prominence. Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts. R. Browning. All would in his power hold, all make his subjects. Chapman.

6. Progress toward eminence; grade; degree. Social duties are carried to greater heights, and enforced with stronger motives by the principles of our religion. Addison.

7. Utmost degree in extent; extreme limit of energy or condition; as, the height of a fever, of passion, of madness, of folly; the height of a tempest. My grief was at the height before thou camest. Shak. On height, aloud. [Obs.] [He] spake these same words, all on hight. Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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