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highness

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high·ness  (hns)
n.
1. The quality or condition of being high.
2. 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.

Highness
Noun
(preceded by Your, His, Her)a title used to address or refer to a royal person
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Highness - (Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty - royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty"
aristocrat, blue blood, patrician - a member of the aristocracy
2.highness - the quality of being high or lofty
height, tallness - the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
lowness - the quality of being low; lacking height; "he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling"
3.highness - a high degree (of amount or force etc.); "responsible for the highness of the rates"
degree, level, grade - a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
Translations
highness [ˈhaɪnɪs] naltura;
Her or His Highness → Su Alteza
highness [ˈhaɪnɪs] high nhauteur f;
His/Her Highness → son Altesse f
highness [ˈhaɪnɪs] high n Her/His/Your Highness → Ihre/Seine/Eure Hoheit f
highness [ˈhaɪnɪs] naltezza;
Her Highness → Sua Altezza


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Why, yes; but request him, if you please, that my visit be announced to his royal highness as soon as possible.
"Could your Highness tell me," the Baron cautiously began, "how much seven times nine would come to?
Ah, Monseigneur must excuse me; I would not presume to draw such a fine distinction in the case of a man whom, I assure your Highness once more, I know only by sight.
 
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