Whitney

California's highest point

Whitney is a given name, traditionally a surname derived from a place name meaning "white island." It became popular as a first name for girls in the late 20th century, largely through the fame of singer Whitney Houston.

Whitney is starting kindergarten this fall.

Mount Whitney is the highest peak in the contiguous United States.

Houston

singer

Vocal music performer

  • vocalistOne who sings professionally
  • divaCelebrated female vocalist
  • voiceSound from throat

icon · legend · Grammy · R&B · soul · ballad · pop · superstar · hitmaker · Bodyguard

mountain

summit

Peak or diplomatic gathering

ridge · California · fourteener · Sierra · climb · alpine · granite · trail · wilderness · backcountry

mathematics

embedding

Placing within surrounding mass

isometric · manifold · differential · Nash · smooth · map · geometry · calculus

museum

art

Human creative expression

curator · biennial · Manhattan · contemporary · American · modernism · installation · sculpture · Gertrude · Vanderbilt

name

feminine

Pertaining to women

given · popularity · 1980s · 1990s · baby · girls · preppy · WASP · unisex

typeface

sans-serif

Type without terminal strokes

typography · humanist · legibility · display · text · editorial · magazine · signage · Tobias

Categories
Opposites
elevation extremes (us geography)

WhitneyDeath Valley

Below-sea-level California desert

Denali · Mount McKinley · lowest point · New Orleans · Mount Rainier

us mountain prominence

WhitneyDenali

Alaska's towering peak

Mount McKinley · Pikes Peak

musical style/persona (whitney houston)

WhitneySid Vicious

Johnny Rotten · Kurt Cobain · Tom Waits · Courtney Love · Patti Smith

Phrases
Family

white, island, whitewash, whiten, whitish, whiteness, whitening, whitewashed, whitewasher

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G