height

height · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The measurement of someone or something from base to top or from head to foot.

  2. 2.

    The quality of being tall or high.

  3. 3.

    The most intense or extreme point of something.

  4. 4.

    (plural) A high place or elevated area.

Forms

plural: heights

Related words

Antonyms: depth
See also: altitude, elevation, tall
Synonyms: altitude, elevation, stature

Etymology

From Old English hīehthu, from hēah meaning "high."