highness
Translation
Highness, height
Examples
Your Highness, the carriage is ready.
Your Highness, the carriage is ready.
The highness of the mountain was breathtaking.
The highness of the mountain was breathtaking.
Grammar Patterns
Your/His/Her Highness A title of address for royalty. We bowed to Her Highness.
Similar Words
Synonyms: loftiness, altitude; majesty, eminence
Etymology
From 'high' + '-ness' (a suffix indicating a state or quality). It refers to both physical height and high social rank.
Memory Tips
Think of 'high' + 'ness' = the state of being high, which applies to both physical height and social rank (like royalty).