highness
(noun) a high degree (of amount or force etc.); “responsible for the highness of the rates”
highness, loftiness
(noun) the quality of being high or lofty
Highness
(noun) (Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
highness (usually uncountable, plural highnesses)
The state of being high.
Highness (plural Highnesses)
The style of a prince, princess or someone of equivalent rank.
(obsolete) The style of an emperor or king.
• (both senses): The style is typically used with a possessive pronoun: Your Highness, Their Highnesses, et al.
• (obsolete: style of emperor or king): Majesty (current)
Source: Wiktionary
High"ness, n. Etym: [AS. heáhnes.]
1. The state of being high; elevation; loftiness.
2. A title of honor given to kings, princes, or other persons of rank; as, His Royal Highness. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 February 2025
(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
