height

 
Pronunciation: /hʌɪt/

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1the measurement of someone or something from head to foot or from base to top: columns rising to 65 feet in height he was of medium height
  • the quality of being tall or high: her height marked her out from other women
  • 2elevation above ground or a recognized level (typically sea level): the glider is gaining height
  • [count noun] a high place or position: he’s terrified of heights
  • 3 [in singular] the point or period at which something is at its best or strongest: the height of the tourist season (heights) they took consumerism to new heights
  • an extreme example of something: it would be the height of bad manners not to attend the wedding

Origin:

Old English hēhthu (in the sense 'top of something'), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoogte, also to high

Spelling help

Remember that height is spelled with the e before the i; the ending is -ght.