Etymology : Middle English heighthe, from Old English hIehthu; akin to Old High German hOhida height, Old English hEah high
Pronunciation : hIt, ÷hItth
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. distance from bottom to top; level; summit highest point. height\height\ , n. [written also hight.] [oe. heighte, heght, heighthe, as. he?h u, fr. heah high; akin to d. hoogte, sw. h?jd, dan. h?ide, icel. h? , goth. hauhipa. see:
high.].
2. the condition of being high; elevated position. behold the height of the stars, how high they are! xxii.
3. 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. [goliath's] height was six cubits and a span. 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. abbot.
5. that which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain; as, alpine heights.
6. 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. browning. all would in his power hold, all make his subjects.
7. progress toward eminence; grade; degree. social duties are carried to greater heights, and enforced with stronger motives by the principles of our religion.
8. 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.
9. The condition of being high; elevated position.
10. 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 an animal, especially of a man; stature.
11. Degree of latitude either north or south.
12. That which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain; as, Alpine heights.
13. Elevation in excellence of any kind, as in power, learning, arts; also, an advanced degree of social rank; preëminence or distinction in society; prominence.
14. Progress toward eminence; grade; degree.
15. 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. the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top.
16. 1. The height of a person or thing is their size or length from the bottom to the top. I am 5'6'' in height The wave here has a length of 250 feet and a height of 10 feet He was a man of medium height.
17. Height is the quality of being tall. She admits that her height is intimidating for some men.
18. A particular height is the distance that something is above the ground or above something else mentioned. a test in which a 6.3 kilogram weight was dropped on it from a height of 1 metre.
19. A height is a high position or place above the ground. I'm not afraid of heights.
20. When an activity, situation, or organization is at its height, it is at its most successful, powerful, or intense. During the early sixth century emigration from Britain to Brittany was at its height = peak.
21. emphasis If you say that something is the height of a particular quality, you are emphasizing that it has that quality to the greatest degree possible. The hip-hugging black and white polka-dot dress was the height of fashion.
22. If something reaches great heights, it becomes very extreme or intense. the mid-1980s, when house prices rose to absurd heights.
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