highness
See also: Highness
English
Alternative forms
- highnesse (archaic)
- 'ighness (pronunciation spelling)
Etymology
From Middle English hyghnesse; equivalent to high + -ness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhaɪnəs/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪnəs
Noun
highness (usually uncountable, plural highnesses)
- The state of being high.
- 1672, George Swinnock, The Incomparableness of God:
- 'It is as high as heaven, what canst thou do?' It is as the highnesses of heaven: take all the heights and elevations, all the spheres and altitudes of heaven, and try if thou canst reach them with thy short arm; yea, climb up the highest storeys, the loftiest pinnacles, […]
-
- A title of respect when referring to a prince or princess.
Translations
state of being high
|