height
or hight
[ hahyt ]
/ haɪt /
noun
SYNONYMS FOR height
3
tallness.
Height,
altitude,
elevation refer to distance above a level.
Height denotes extent upward (as from foot to head) as well as any measurable distance above a given level:
The tree grew to a height of ten feet. They looked down from a great height.
Altitude usually refers to the distance, determined by instruments, above a given level, commonly mean sea level:
altitude of an airplane.
Elevation implies a distance to which something has been raised or uplifted above a level:
a hill's elevation above the surrounding country, above sea level.
5 prominence.
6 peak, pinnacle; acme, zenith; culmination.
usage note for height
Height, and not
heighth, is considered the standard English form for this word.
Words nearby height
heiduc,
heifer,
heifetz,
heigh,
heigh-ho,
height,
height of contour,
height of land,
height-to-paper,
heighten,
heighth
Example sentences from the Web for height
British Dictionary definitions for height
height
/ (haɪt) /
noun
Word Origin for height
Old English
hīehthu; related to Old Norse
hǣthe, Gothic
hauhitha, Old High German
hōhida; see
high
Medical definitions for height
height
[ hīt ]
n.
The distance from the base of something to the top.
Stature, especially of the human body.