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Meaning of HIGHNESS

Pronunciation:  'hInis

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the condition of being high or lofty
  2. [n]  (Your Highness or His Highness of Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
 
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 Synonyms: loftiness
 
 Antonyms: lowness
 
 See Also: aristocrat, blue blood, height, patrician, royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty, tallness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\High"ness\, n. [AS. he['a]hnes.]
1. The state of being high; elevation; loftiness.
2. A title of honor given to kings, princes, or other persons
   of rank; as, His Royal Highness. --Shak.
 
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Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: Eminence, Grace, Her Excellency, Her Highness, Her Ladyship, Her Majesty, His Lordship, His Majesty, Honor, Imperial Highness, Imperial Majesty, Lady, Ladyship, Lord, Lordship, Majesty, milady, milord, My Lady, My Lord, Reverence, Royal Highness, Royal Majesty, Serene Highness, Worship, Your Lordship
 

 

 

 

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