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Meaning of 'height' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Height [ n.]
- The condition of being high; elevated position.
- The distance to which anything rises above its foot, above that on which in stands, above the earth, or above the level of the sea; altitude; the measure upward from a surface, as the floor or the ground, of animal, especially of a man; stature.
- Degree of latitude either north or south.
- That which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain; as, Alpine heights.
- Elevation in excellence of any kind, as in power, learning, arts; also, an advanced degree of social rank; preeminence or distinction in society; prominence.
- Progress toward eminence; grade; degree.
- Utmost degree in extent; extreme limit of energy or condition; as, the height of a fever, of passion, of madness, of folly; the height of a tempest.

Meaning of 'height' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . height [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
Example in sentence:
  • ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame;
  • at the height of her career;
  • at the top of his profession;
  • his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty;
  • so many highest superlatives achieved by man;
  • summer was at its peak;
  • the artist's gifts are at their acme;
  • the peak of perfection;
  • the summit of his ambition
Meaning (2):
- elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
Example in sentence:
  • the altitude gave her a headache

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