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English
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Etymology
From Middle English hyghnesse; equivalent to high + -ness.
Pronunciation
Noun
highness (usually uncountable, plural highnesses)
- The state of being high.
1672, George Swinnock, The Incomparableness of God:'It is as high as heaven, what canst thou do?' It is as the highnesses of heaven: take all the heights and elevations, all the spheres and altitudes of heaven, and try if thou canst reach them with thy short arm; yea, climb up the highest storeys, the loftiest pinnacles, […]
- A title of respect when referring to a prince or princess.
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