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–noun

1.	the quality or state of being high; loftiness.

2.	(initial capital letter) a title of honor given to members of a royal family (usually prec. by His, Her, Your, etc.).

[Origin: bef. 900; ME heyenes, OE héanes. See high, -ness

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n.

The quality or condition of being high.
Highness Used with His, Her, or Your as a title and form of address for a prince or princess: Her Royal Highness the Princess Margaret.

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highness
noun
1.	(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
2.	the quality of being high or lofty [ant: lowness]
3.	a high degree (of amount or force etc.); "responsible for the highness of the rates"

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ˈhighness1 noun

the state or quality of being high

Arabic:	إرتفاع، علو، سُمو
Chinese (Simplified):	高度
Chinese (Traditional):	高度
Czech:	výše; vznešenost
Danish:	højhed
Dutch:	hoogte
Estonian:	kõrgus
Finnish:	korkeus
French:	hauteur
German:	die Höhe
Greek:	η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. (υ)ψηλό(ς)
Hungarian:	magasság
Icelandic:	hæð
Indonesian:	ketinggian
Italian:	altezza

Japanese:	高いこと
Korean:	높음
Latvian:	augstums; augsta pakāpe
Lithuanian:	aukštumas
Norwegian:	høyde, opphøyethet
Polish:	wysokość
Portuguese (Brazil):	altura
Portuguese (Portugal):	altura
Romanian:	înălţime
Russian:	высота
Slovak:	vznešenosť
Slovenian:	višina
Spanish:	altura
Swedish:	höjd, upphöjdhet, höghet
Turkish:	yükseklik

ˈhighness2 noun

a title of a prince, princess etc
Example: Your Highness; Her Highness.

Arabic:	صاحِب السُّمو
Chinese (Simplified):	殿下
Chinese (Traditional):	殿下
Czech:	výsost
Danish:	Deres Højhed
Dutch:	hoogheid
Estonian:	Tema Kõrgus
Finnish:	hänen korkeutensa
French:	Altesse
German:	die Hoheit
Greek:	Υψηλότατος
Hungarian:	őfelsége
Icelandic:	hátign
Indonesian:	Yang Mulia
Italian:	Altezza

Japanese:	殿下
Korean:	전하(영국의 왕족에 대한 경칭)
Latvian:	Augstība (tituls)
Lithuanian:	didenybė
Norwegian:	Høyhet
Polish:	wysokość
Portuguese (Brazil):	alteza
Portuguese (Portugal):	alteza
Romanian:	Alteţă
Russian:	величество
Slovak:	výsosť
Slovenian:	Visokost
Spanish:	alteza
Swedish:	Höghet
Turkish:	Majeste(leri), Ekselans(ları)