1
: the quality or state of being high
2
—used as a title for a person of exalted rank (such as a king or prince)
Examples of highness in a Sentence
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They are no longer addressed as his or her royal highness.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
In a desperate bid to save her royal highness from the dazed outfielder, Drebin shoots a dart from his cufflinks that strikes a woman in the upper deck, who falls on top of Jackson and prevents him from firing the gun.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022
Your highness may believe that in all the world, there can be no better people.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2023
Enter Email Sign Up Take his royal highness Clarence Thomas.
—Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
The regal motif takes design cues from the 17th-century crown that will be bestowed upon his royal highness during the ceremony on May 6.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2023
The following day will welcome her reggaeton highness Ivy Queen, as well as Becky G, Ryan Castro and Young Miko.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2023
The network also served up a First Look at her royal highness: India Amarteifio will hold court as the younger version of the title character played by Golda Rosheuvel in Bridgerton proper.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2022
Though, frankly, any of us would be lucky to be mistaken for her royal highness, Angela Lansbury.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
In a desperate bid to save her royal highness from the dazed outfielder, Drebin shoots a dart from his cufflinks that strikes a woman in the upper deck, who falls on top of Jackson and prevents him from firing the gun.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022
Your highness may believe that in all the world, there can be no better people.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2023
Enter Email Sign Up Take his royal highness Clarence Thomas.
—Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
The regal motif takes design cues from the 17th-century crown that will be bestowed upon his royal highness during the ceremony on May 6.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2023
The following day will welcome her reggaeton highness Ivy Queen, as well as Becky G, Ryan Castro and Young Miko.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2023
The network also served up a First Look at her royal highness: India Amarteifio will hold court as the younger version of the title character played by Golda Rosheuvel in Bridgerton proper.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2022
Though, frankly, any of us would be lucky to be mistaken for her royal highness, Angela Lansbury.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022
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“Highness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highness. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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highness
noun
high·ness
ˈhī-nəs 
1
: the quality or state of being high
2
—used as a title for persons (as a king or queen) of high rank
Your Royal Highness
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