HyperDic: highness

English > 3 senses of the word Highness / highness:
NOUNperson Highness(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title / title used to address a royal person
attributehighness, loftinessthe quality of being high or lofty
attributehighnessa high degree (of amount or force etc.)
Highness / highness > pronunciation
Soundshhay'nahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > Highness: 3 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title / title used to address a royal person.
Member ofroyalty, royal family, royal line, royal houseroyal persons collectively
Broaderaristocrat, blue blood, patricianA member of the aristocracy
Spanishalteza
English > highness: 3 senses > noun 2, attribute
MeaningThe quality of being high or lofty.
Synonymloftiness
Broaderheight, tallnessThe vertical dimension of extension
OppositelownessThe quality of being low
Spanishalteza
Adjectiveshigh(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like 'knee-high')
English > highness: 3 senses > noun 3, attribute
MeaningA high degree (of amount or force etc.).
Example"responsible for the highness of the rates"
Broaderdegree, grade, levelA position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
Adjectiveshighgreater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
highstanding above others in quality or position

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