average height
Neither tall nor short
Average height refers to the typical or statistically normal stature for a given population, usually calculated as a mean.
The phrase often appears in descriptions of people who are neither notably tall nor short: He was of average height, maybe five-nine or so.
What counts as average varies by country, sex, and era—average height has increased significantly over the past century in most developed nations.
- mediumMiddle size or state
- statureHeight or prestige
- normalConforming to standard
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- standardLevel of quality accepted
midrange · unremarkable · ordinary · pedestrian · middling · moderate · median · mean · bell curve · benchmark · doorframe · standing room · measuring · tape · tape measure · growth · growth spurt · chart
- measurementsstature, meters, depth, pound, inch
- heighttall, short, high, low, elevation
- Staturetallness, shortness, small stature, short stature, towering figure
- tree heighttall, short, towering, giant, dwarf
- wave heightamplitude, wave crest, swell, groundswell, overhead
average heighttowering
Of imposing height
tiny · giant · diminutive · dwarfed · statuesque
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