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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun highness has 3 senses
- highness(n = noun.person) Array - (Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person; Array is a member of royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty
- highness(n = noun.attribute) loftiness - the quality of being high or lofty; Array is a kind of height, tallness
- highness(n = noun.attribute) Array - a high degree (of amount or force etc.); "responsible for the highness of the rates" is a kind of degree, grade, level
is a kind of aristocrat, blue blood, patrician
Derived form adjective high2
Antonym: lowness
Derived forms adjective high1, adjective high3
CIDE DICTIONARY
highness, n. [AS. heáhnes.].
- The state of being high; elevation; loftiness. [1913 Webster]
- A title of honor given to kings, princes, or other persons of rank; as, His Royal Highness. Shak. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
highness, n.
1 the state of being high (highness of taxation) (cf. HEIGHT).
2 (Highness) a title used in addressing and referring to a prince or princess (Her Highness; Your Royal Highness).
1 the state of being high (highness of taxation) (cf. HEIGHT).
2 (Highness) a title used in addressing and referring to a prince or princess (Her Highness; Your Royal Highness).
Etymology
OE heanes (as HIGH)
THESAURUS
highness
Eminence, Grace, Her Excellency, Her Highness, Her Ladyship, Her Majesty, His Lordship, His Majesty, Honor, Imperial Highness, Imperial Majesty, Lady, Ladyship, Lord, Lordship, Majesty, My Lady, My Lord, Reverence, Royal Highness, Royal Majesty, Serene Highness, Worship, Your Lordship, milady, milordROGET THESAURUS
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N title, honor, knighthood, highness, excellency, grace, lordship, worship, reverence, reverend, esquire, sir, master, Mr, signor, senor, Mein Herr, mynheer, your honor, his honor, serene highness, handle to one's name, decoration, laurel, palm, wreath, garland, bays, medal, ribbon, riband, blue ribbon, cordon, cross, crown, coronet, star, garter, feather, feather in one's cap, epaulet, epaulette, colors, cockade, livery, order, arms, shield, scutcheon, reward.
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