highness
noun
the quality or state of being high; loftiness.
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highness
American
[hahy-nis]
/ ˈhaɪ nɪs /
noun
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
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
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
"His Royal Highness was moved by the courage shown by the children and their families and by the dedication of the team who are supporting them with such professionalism and humanity."
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
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
If Prince Andrew can be stripped of his honors and title with a few keystrokes, perhaps I can become Her Royal Highness Princess Brenda, or at least Duchess of something, with the same ease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
“I am sure His Highness won’t have any useful advice—he never does.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
"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
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
Liechtenstein boasts 72 princes and princesses, which is eleven more highnesses than it has square miles.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Indeed, I must confess to your highnesses, though with reverence be it spoken, he could touch the guitar to a miracle.
From The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
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