heights

heights · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    High places or elevated areas, especially hills or mountains.

  2. 2.

    The highest levels or degree of something; the peak of achievement or intensity.

  3. 3.

    An extreme example or instance of a quality.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    fear of heights — acrophobia; an extreme or irrational fear of high places
  • •
    scale new heights — to achieve greater success than before
  • •
    dizzy heights — very high positions, often referring to success or achievement
  • •
    lofty heights — elevated positions, either physical or metaphorical

Related words

Antonyms: depths, lows, valleys
See also: altitude, elevation, height, summit
Synonyms: elevations, peaks, pinnacles, summits

Etymology

From Old English hiehthu ("height"), plural form of height. Related to high from Proto-Germanic hauhaz.