height

/haɪt/

nounheight

Remember: it’s “heir” + “ght” — the heir stands at a great HEIGHT.

Yes, it's height. The tricky part is the silent “gh”: spell it h-e-i-g-h-t (not *hieght*).

Definitions

  1. nounthe measurement of how tall someone or something is, from bottom to top
  2. nouna high place or an elevated position

Examples

  • “The height of the doorway is seven feet.”
  • “She measured the plant’s height every week to see how fast it grew.”
  • “From the height of the hill, we could see the entire town.”

Synonyms

tallnessstatureelevationaltitudehighness

Antonyms

depthlowness

Translations

ES alturaPT alturaFR hauteur

Common misspellings

highthiteheigthhieghthieghtshieghtenedheigtheigh t

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