highness
noun
the quality or state of being high; loftiness.
highness
American
[hahy-nis]
/ ˈhaɪ nɪs /
noun
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highnesses
plural
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the quality or state of being high; loftiness.
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(initial capital letter) a title of honor given to members of a royal family (usually preceded by His, Her, Your, etc.).
Highness
1
British
/ ˈhaɪnɪs /
noun
highness
2
British
/ ˈhaɪnɪs /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of highness
before 900; Middle English heyenes, Old English hēanes. See high, -ness
Example Sentences
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“That was in large part engineered by his highness MBS in Saudi Arabia” and other Saudi officials, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
"He took my hand and said, as if it was his last breath: 'Your highness, I ask you just one thing: keep the country united,'" Juan Carlos recalls.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
“I am available anytime to see you and His royal highness M.B.Z.,”
From New York Times ● May 22, 2022
He also can no longer use the title "his royal highness" in official settings.
From Fox News ● Feb. 16, 2022
‘All of those man-eating giants is enormous and very fierce! They is all at least two times my wideness and double my royal highness!’
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
Harry's grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, stripped them of their "Royal Highness" titles, police protection and public funding when they quit as working monarchy members in 2020.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
From Home Goods to His Royal Highness King Charles lll’s purveyor, 15 places Los Angeles designers say they shop for rugs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Stern then writes to "Your Royal Highness" saying "The Duchess" has asked him to get in contact, and asking how he "may be of help".
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
How Virginia Giuffre’s accusations of a decade ago finally brought His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, Duke of York, down to simply Andrew.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2025
“I met His Royal Highness, of course. He is such a handsome man, and so kind as well. Mother thinks he was quite taken with me,” she said with a satisfied smile.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
"Having spent the last two Christmases at Sandringham, their royal highnesses will spend the holidays this year, as a new family, with the duchess' mother, Doria Ragland."
From Fox News ● Nov. 15, 2019
Their royal highnesses will be able to swim in a lagoon-shaped pool, or catch a film in the 45-seat basement cinema.
From Time Magazine Archive
Liechtenstein boasts 72 princes and princesses, which is eleven more highnesses than it has square miles.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ensconced in carefully protected Hilton Hotel suites, far removed from the surging street crowds, are Prince Philip, Princess Margaret and their highnesses, Rainier and Grace.
From Time Magazine Archive
His majesty the king and their royal highnesses the hereditary prince and princess, are with her.
From On the Heights A Novel by Berthold Auerbach
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