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Hight vs. Height

By Muazma Batool — Updated on September 28, 2022

Difference Between Hight and Height

Hight

Named or called.

Height

Abbr. h The distance from the base of something to the top.

Hight

(obsolete) hote

Height

Elevation above a given level, as of the sun or a star above the horizon; altitude.

Hight

To call, name.

Height

The condition or attribute of being relatively or sufficiently high or tall
Height is an advantage in basketball.

Hight

To be called or named.

Height

Stature, especially of the human body.

Hight

To command; to enjoin.
I hight ye take me wi' ye. I ne can no lenger her b'live.

Height

A hill, mountain, or other piece of ground that stands out from the surrounding land.

Hight

(archaic) Called, named.

Height

A high point or position
Prices rose to stunning heights.

Hight

obsolete form of height

Height

The highest or uppermost point; the summit or apex
finally reached the height of the mountain.

Hight

A variant of Height.

Height

The highest or most advanced degree; the zenith
at the height of her career.

Hight

To be called or named.
The great poet of Italy,That highte Dante.
Bright was her hue, and Geraldine she hight.
Entered then into the church the Reverend Teacher.Father he hight, and he was, in the parish.
Childe Harold was he hight.

Height

The point of highest intensity; the climax
the height of a storm.

Hight

To command; to direct; to impel.
But the sad steel seized not where it was hightUpon the child, but somewhat short did fall.

Height

(Obsolete) High rank, estate, or degree.

Hight

To commit; to intrust.
Yet charge of them was to a porter hight.

Height

(Archaic) Loftiness of mind.

Hight

To promise.
He had hold his day, as he had hight.

Height

(Obsolete) Arrogance; hauteur
"He returned me a very resolute answer, and full of height" (Oliver Cromwell).

Height

The distance from the base of something to the top.

Height

The distance of something above the ground or some other chosen level.
We flew at a height of 15 000 meters.

Height

(phonetics) A quality of vowels, indicating the vertical position of the tongue relative to the roof of the mouth; in practice, the first formant, associated with the height of the tongue.

Height

The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).

Height

The highest point or maximum degree.
She's at the height of her career.

Height

A high point.

Height

A mountain, especially a very high one.

Height

(Sussex) An area of land at the top of a cliff.

Height

(maths) The amplitude of a sine function

Height

The condition of being high; elevated position.
Behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

Height

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 an animal, especially of a man; stature.
[Goliath's] height was six cubits and a span.

Height

Degree of latitude either north or south.
Guinea lieth to the north sea, in the same height as Peru to the south.

Height

That which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain; as, Alpine heights.

Height

Elevation in excellence of any kind, as in power, learning, arts; also, an advanced degree of social rank; preëminence or distinction in society; prominence.
Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts.
All would in his power hold, all make his subjects.

Height

Progress toward eminence; grade; degree.
Social duties are carried to greater heights, and enforced with stronger motives by the principles of our religion.

Height

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.
My grief was at the height before thou camest.
[He] spake these same words, all on hight.

Height

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

Height

the highest level or degree attainable;
his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
the artist's gifts are at their acme
at the height of her career
the peak of perfection
summer was at its peak
...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
the summit of his ambition
so many highest superlatives achieved by man
at the top of his profession

Height

natural height of a person or animal in an upright position

Height

elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface;
the altitude gave her a headache

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