highness

[ hahy-nis ]

/ ˈhaɪ nɪs /

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noun

the quality or state of being high; loftiness.

(initial capital letter) a title of honor given to members of a royal family (usually preceded by His, Her, Your, etc.).

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Origin of highness

before 900; Middle English heyenes,Old English hēanes.See high, -ness

Words nearby highness

High Mass, high milling, high-minded, high-muck-a-muck, high-necked, highness, high noon, high-occupancy vehicle, high-occupancy vehicle lane, high-octane, high off the hog, eat

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How to use highness in a sentence

The brand’s higher-end lines, including Highness and La Rose, top out at $200 per set of two.
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Her Highness, Queen Bey, dropped two new songs Friday morning.
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Her Serene Highness also appears to have taken solace in extensive surgical alterations to her body over the past three years.
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Her Royal Highness will no longer accompany The Duke of Cambridge on their planned engagement in Oxford today.
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In comparison, The Quest is an over the top confection, with about as much genuine genre integrity as Your Highness.
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Each country plans its own celebration to receive and honor her royal highness (well, her representative baton, at least).
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Mrs. Charmington hastened to spread the report that his Royal Highness was seriously smitten.
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May it please your Transparent Highness, I've found out how the needles get into the haystacks.
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Doubtless I should have been entrusted with letters for your highness were not the city in some confusion owing to the fighting.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
You are found in the library engaged in a bold flirtation with her Highness's son, Prince Boris.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White
His Highness is about thirty-six years of age, short, thick set, wearing a slight moustache and his hair cropped very close.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman

British Dictionary definitions for highness (1 of 2)

highness

/ (ˈhaɪnɪs) /

noun

the condition of being high or lofty

British Dictionary definitions for highness (2 of 2)

Highness

/ (ˈhaɪnɪs) /

noun

(preceded by Your, His, or Her) a title used to address or refer to a royal person

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British Dictionary definitions for highness (1 of 2)

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