English Dictionary
Definition of “height”
height (haɪt
)
Definitions
noun
- the vertical distance from the bottom or lowest part of something to the top or apex
- the vertical distance of an object or place above the ground or above sea level; altitude
- relatively great altitude or distance from the bottom to the top
- the topmost point; summit
- astronomy the angular distance of a celestial body above the horizon
- the period of greatest activity or intensity ⇒
the height of the battle
- an extreme example of its kind ⇒
the height of rudeness
- (often plural) an area of high ground
- (often plural) the state of being far above the ground ⇒
I don't like heights
- (often plural) a position of influence, fame, or power ⇒
the giddy heights they occupied in the 1980s
Word Origin
Old English hīehthu; related to Old Norse hǣthe, Gothic hauhitha, Old High German hōhida; see high
Synonyms
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peak,
top,
hill,
mountain,
crown,
summit,
crest,
pinnacle,
elevation,
apex,
apogee,
vertex,
Translations
- British English:
height
The height of a person or thing is their measurement from bottom to top.Her weight is normal for her height.haɪt NOUN Her weight is normal for her height.
- Spanish:
altura
nf
- French:
hauteur
nf
- German:
Höhe
nf
- Chinese: 高度 n
- Arabic: إِرْتِفَاع n
- Portuguese: altura nf
- Russian: высота nf
- Croatian: visina nf
- Czech: výška nf
- Danish: højde nutr
- Dutch: hoogte nf
- Finnish: korkeus n
- Greek: ύψος nnt
- Italian: altezza nf
- Japanese: 高さ n
- Korean: 높이 n
- Norwegian: høyde nm
- Polish: wysokość nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: altura nf
- European Spanish:
altura
nf
- Swedish: längd nutr
- Thai: ความสูง n
- Turkish: yükseklik n
- Vietnamese: chiều cao n
Usage examples
I put them in the cupboard, arranging them neatly by height , then felt ready to face the day's post.
Isabel Wolff, RESCUING ROSE (2002)His successor, Harold Macmillan, resigned suddenly in 1963 at the height of the Profumo scandal; he too suffered from prostate trouble.
Irish Times (2002)Doctors found injuries more usually seen in road accidents or falls from a considerable height.
Glasgow Herald (2001)It was a tall man, his looming height outlined against the pale light of dawn showing in the hut doorway.
Bernard Cornwell, The Grail Quest (3) HERETIC (2004)
