In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
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
15 March 2025
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.