highness
noun
the quality or state of being high; loftiness.
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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
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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
"Your royal highness, can I ask your view on your brother’s position, Prince Andrew," Matthews asked.
From Fox News ● Jan. 14, 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
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
While no longer a de facto working royal, Edward lobbied relentlessly for Simpson to be granted the title Her Royal Highness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 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
“So, your Majesty? Your Highness? Me, you, friends? You, here, next time? Handshakes, in person, no video? Hugs. All the cool stuff.”
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2025
Her Divining Highness was not in sight when I arrived, so I busied myself with trying to find a pot or a vase to put the flowers in.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
"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
Glittering and clanking behind his catafalque came one emperor, nine kings, five heirs apparent, 40 royal highnesses, three queens and four dowager queens.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
At last count, there were 72 princes and princesses of Liechtenstein, which is eleven more highnesses than there are square miles in the minuscule principality.
From Time Magazine Archive
Notably and preferably with the fly if that might be; if not, then with worms, grubs, minnows, grasshoppers, crickets, or any sort of doodle bug their highnesses might affect.
From Woodcraft by George Washington Sears
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