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highness

/ˈhaɪnəs/

highness noun: the state of being high.

Noun (1)

highness (usually uncountable, plural highnesses)

  1. (usually) The state of being high.
    • 'It is as high as heaven, what canst thou do?' It is as the highnesses of heaven: take all the heights and elevations, all the spheres and altitudes of heaven, and try if thou canst reach them with thy short arm; yea, climb up the highest storeys, the loftiest pinnacles, […]1672, George Swinnock, The Incomparableness of God
  2. (usually) A title of respect when referring to a prince or princess.

Noun (2) capitalized: Highness

IPA/ˈhaɪ.nəs/

Highness (plural Highnesses)

  1. The style of a prince, princess or someone of equivalent rank.
  2. (obsolete) The style of an emperor or king.
    Synonyms:
    Majesty

highness meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada

highness in Tamil

மேன்மைமிகு

highness in Urdu

بلندی, رفعت, شدت, اونچائی

highness in Malayalam

ഉയർച്ച, ഔന്നത്യം, രാജകീയ പദവി

highness in Kannada

ಮೇಲ್ಮಟ್ಟ
More languagesFewer languages
highness in Punjabi
ਉੱਚਤਾ

Synonyms of highness

Forms of highness

pluralhighnesses
alternative pronunciation-spelling'ighness
pluralHighnesses
alternative form (archaic)highnesse

Plural of highness: highnesses

Origin of highness

From Middle English hyghnesse; equivalent to high + -ness.

Calque of Italian altezza, from Late Latin altitia, from altus + -itia, equivalent to high + -ness. See highness for formation of the English term.

Words formed from highness

Phrases with highness

Words that rhyme with highness

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Questions about highness

What does highness mean?
Highness means the state of being high.
What is highness in Tamil?
Highness in Tamil is மேன்மைமிகு. See Highness meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is highness?
Highness is a noun.
How do you pronounce highness?
Highness is pronounced /ˈhaɪnəs/.
What is the plural of highness?
The plural of highness is highnesses.

Words near highness in the dictionary

  1. highmindedness
  2. Highmore
  3. highmost
  4. Highnam
  5. highnecked
  6. highness
  7. highnesse
  8. highnesses
  9. highpad
  10. highpads
  11. highpass

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Adapted from Wiktionary: highness (page history and authors); Highness (page history and authors); highness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); highness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); highness (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); highness (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); highness (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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