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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026height /haɪt/USA pronunciation
n.
- extent or distance upward:[uncountable]The plane gained height rapidly.
- distance upward between the lowest and highest points:[countable]His height was about five feet, ten inches tall.
- the quality or degree of being high, tall, elevated, or at a high altitude:[countable* usually singular]felt proud of her height.
- Often, heights. [plural]
- a high place above a level;
hill or mountain:the heights overlooking the old city.
- the highest part;
apex;
summit:to reach the heights in one's profession.
- the highest or most intense point, amount, or degree;
peak:[countable;usually singular;often: the + ~]the height of pleasure; the height of rush hour.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026height
(hīt),USA pronunciation n.
- Weights and Measuresextent or distance upward:The balloon stopped rising at a height of 500 feet.
- Weights and Measuresdistance upward from a given level to a fixed point:the height from the ground to the first floor; the height of an animal at the shoulder.
- the distance between the lowest and highest points of a person standing upright;
stature:She is five feet in height.
- considerable or great altitude or elevation:the height of the mountains.
- Often, heights.
- a high place above a level;
a hill or mountain:They stood on the heights overlooking the valley.
- the highest part;
top;
apex;
summit:In his dreams he reached the heights.
- the highest point;
utmost degree:the height of power; the height of pleasure.
- [Archaic.]high rank in social status.
Also, hight.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English hīehtho. See high, -th1
3. tallness. Height, altitude, elevation refer to distance above a level. Height denotes extent upward (as from foot to head) as well as any measurable distance above a given level:The tree grew to a height of ten feet. They looked down from a great height.Altitude usually refers to the distance, determined by instruments, above a given level, commonly mean sea level:altitude of an airplane.Elevation implies a distance to which something has been raised or uplifted above a level:a hill's elevation above the surrounding country, above sea level. 5. prominence. 6. peak, pinnacle; acme, zenith; culmination.
Height, and not heighth, is considered the standard English form for this word.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026heighth
(hītth),USA pronunciation n.
- Slang Termsa nonstandard spelling of height.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
height /haɪt/ n - 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
- 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
Etymology: Old English hīehthu; related to Old Norse hǣthe, Gothic hauhitha, Old High German hōhida; see high
'head height' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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