noun
height
hyt
noun
1
The measurement of how tall something or someone is, from base to top.
"What's your height?"
"The fence is two meters in height."
2
The highest or most intense point of something.
"The band was at the height of its fame in the late nineties."
How to Use Height
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHow tall something is, or the peak point of something (fame, fashion, a crisis).
Common mistake
Spelled height, not "heighth" — there's no "th" at the end despite how some people pronounce it.
Common pairings
at the height of
gain height
average height
Word Forms
heights plural, Heights plural
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Etymology
From Old English hīehþu, built from "high" plus an old noun-forming ending — literally "high-ness."