n.
- the measurement of someone or something from head to foot or from base to top.
▸the quality of being tall or high.
- elevation above ground or a recognized level (typically sea level).
▸a high place or area.
- the most intense part or period of something.
▸an extreme instance or example of something:
the height of bad manners.
Etymology
OE hēhthu, of Gmc origin; rel. to high.