Height

Quick meaning: Height is a noun meaning The distance from the base to the top of something.

Meaning

The distance from the base to the top of something.

More Meanings

1. The distance of something above the ground or some other chosen level.
2. A high point.
3. (phonetics) A quality of vowels, indicating the vertical position of the tongue relative to the roof of the mouth; in practice, the first formant, associated with the height of the tongue.

Example Sentences

I'm afraid of heights.

We flew at a height of 15 000 meters.

Happiness Makes Up in Height for What It Lacks in Length [title of poem]

At length they arrived at the open road, skirted by a wide heath, bounded by the rising heights of the undulating country.

Word Forms

• heights
• heighth
• heigth

Synonyms for height

Depending on context, synonyms include stature, altitude, pinnacle, superlative, peak, top.

Antonyms for height

Common opposites include depth.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pinnacle, top, peak, stature, acme, elevation.

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