Highness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person

the quality of being high or lofty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːthaʊs/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɪnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɪnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːthaʊs/.

Examples

responsible for the highness of the rates

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

loftiness

Antonyms

lowness

Parts of Speech

noun	(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
noun	the quality of being high or lofty
noun	a high degree (of amount or force etc.) “responsible for the highness of the rates”

Word Forms

high	adjective	(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')
lofty	adjective	of imposing height; especially standing out above others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hoheit

(Eure Hoheit oder Seine Hoheit oder Ihre Hoheit) Titel, mit dem eine königliche Person angesprochen wird

🇫🇷French

altesse

(Votre Altesse ou Son Altesse ou Son Altesse) titre utilisé pour s'adresser à une personne royale

🇪🇸Spanish

Alteza

(Su Alteza o Su Alteza o Su Alteza) título utilizado para dirigirse a una persona real

🇮🇹Italian

altezza

(Vostra Altezza o Sua Altezza o Sua Altezza) titolo usato per rivolgersi a una persona reale

🇳🇱Dutch

hoogheid

(Uwe Hoogheid of Zijne Hoogheid of Hare Hoogheid) titel die wordt gebruikt om een koninklijk persoon aan te spreken

🇵🇹Portuguese

alteza

(Sua Alteza ou Sua Alteza ou Sua Alteza) título usado para se dirigir a uma pessoa real

🇷🇺Russian

Высочество

(Ваше Высочество, Его Высочество или Ее Высочество) титул, используемый для обращения к королевской особе.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

महारानी

(आपकी महारानी या महामहिम या महामहिम) उपाधि किसी शाही व्यक्ति को संबोधित करने के लिए प्रयोग की जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

উচ্চতা

(ইউর হাইনেস বা হিজ হাইনেস বা হার হাইনেস) শিরোনাম একটি রাজকীয় ব্যক্তিকে সম্বোধন করতে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

உயர்நிலை

(யுவர் ஹைனஸ் அல்லது ஹிஸ் ஹைனஸ் அல்லது ஹெர் ஹைனஸ்) தலைப்பு ஒரு அரச நபரை உரையாற்ற பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఔన్నత్యం

(యువర్ హైనెస్ లేదా హిస్ హైనెస్ లేదా హర్ హైనెస్) అనే బిరుదు ఒక రాజ వ్యక్తిని సంబోధించడానికి ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

उच्चता

(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) ही पदवी राजेशाही व्यक्तीला संबोधण्यासाठी वापरली जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉચ્ચતા

(યોર હાઇનેસ અથવા હિઝ હાઇનેસ અથવા હર હાઇનેસ) શીર્ષક શાહી વ્યક્તિને સંબોધવા માટે વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಔನ್ನತ್ಯ

(ಯುವರ್ ಹೈನೆಸ್ ಅಥವಾ ಹಿಸ್ ಹೈನೆಸ್ ಅಥವಾ ಹರ್ ಹೈನೆಸ್) ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ರಾಜಮನೆತನದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಸಂಬೋಧಿಸಲು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉന്നതി

(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) എന്ന തലക്കെട്ട് ഒരു രാജകീയ വ്യക്തിയെ അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്യാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਚਤਾ

(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) ਸਿਰਲੇਖ ਕਿਸੇ ਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਬੋਧਨ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اعلیٰ

(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) کا لقب کسی شاہی شخص کو مخاطب کرنے کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

高度

（Your Highness 或 His Highness 或 Her Highness）用于称呼王室成员的头衔

🇯🇵Japanese

殿下

（殿下、または彼の殿下、または彼女の殿下）王室の人物を呼ぶときに使用される称号

🇰🇷Korean

높음

(전하 또는 전하 또는 전하) 왕족을 지칭하는 데 사용되는 호칭

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cao quý

(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) danh hiệu dùng để xưng hô với người trong hoàng gia

🇹🇭Thai

ฝ่าบาท

(ฝ่าบาท หรือ ฝ่าบาท หรือ ฝ่าบาท) คำนำหน้านามที่ใช้เรียกบุคคลในราชวงศ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebesaran

(Yang Mulia atau Yang Mulia atau Yang Mulia) gelar yang digunakan untuk menyebut orang kerajaan

🇵🇭Filipino

kamahalan

(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) na pamagat na ginamit upang tugunan ang isang maharlikang tao

🇲🇾Malay

yang mulia

(Yang Mulia atau Yang Teramat Mulia atau Yang Teramat Mulia) gelaran yang digunakan untuk merujuk kepada orang diraja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سمو

(صاحب السمو أو صاحب السمو أو صاحبة السمو) لقب يستخدم لمخاطبة شخص ملكي

🇮🇷Persian

عظمت

(حضرت یا اعلیحضرت یا اعلیحضرت) عنوانی که برای خطاب یک شخص سلطنتی به کار می رود

🇹🇷Turkish

Majesteleri

(Majesteleri veya Majesteleri veya Majesteleri) kraliyet mensuplarına hitap etmek için kullanılan unvan

🇮🇱Hebrew

רוֹמֵמוּת

תואר (הוד מעלתך או הוד מעלתו או הוד מעלתה) המשמש לפנות לאדם מלכותי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'highness'?

The primary meaning of 'highness' is '(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person'.

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Using 'highness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'highness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'highness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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