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highnesses

highnesses is the plural of highness.

Meaning of highness

Noun

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.

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Noun capitalized: Highnesses

Highnesses

  1. (plural) plural of Highness

Phrases with highnesses

Questions about highnesses

What is highnesses the plural of?
Highnesses is the plural of highness.
What part of speech is highnesses?
Highnesses is a noun.

Words near highnesses in the dictionary

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

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