Whitney

[hwit-nee, wit-]

noun

1. Eli, 1765–1825, U.S. manufacturer and inventor.

2. John Hay, 1904–82, U.S. diplomat and newspaper publisher.

3. Josiah Dwight, 1819–96, U.S. geologist.

4. William Dwight, 1827–94, U.S. philologist and lexicographer (brother of Josiah Dwight).

5. Mount, a mountain in E California, in the Sierra Nevada. 14,495 feet (4,418 meters).

6. a male given name.

Whitney

¹

/ ˈwɪtnɪ /

noun

1. Eli. 1765–1825, US inventor of a mechanical cotton gin (1793) and pioneer manufacturer of interchangeable parts

2. William Dwight. 1827–94, US philologist, noted esp for his Sanskrit Grammar (1879)

Whitney

²

/ ˈwɪtnɪ /

noun

1. a mountain in E California: the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and in continental US (excluding Alaska). Height: 4418 m (14 495 ft)

Example Sentences

If American edgelords refuse to acknowledge that ladies can be funny, one wonders how Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman feels about Whitney Cummings.

From Salon

Whitney, the tallest mountain in the contiguous U.S. at 14,505 feet.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s the closest stop for injured hikers and dehydrated tourists visiting Whitney or nearby Death Valley, which regularly receives more than 1 million visitors per year.

From Los Angeles Times

Whitney — the tallest mountain in the United States outside of Alaska — hikers are literally inside such a storm, with nowhere to hide.

From Los Angeles Times

Playing hits from every era of their 25-year career, they filled the stadium with light, and even indulged themselves with a giddy version of Whitney Houston's I Wanna Dance With Somebody.

From BBC