heighth
How tall something
Heighth is a nonstandard variant of height, used by some speakers who analogize it with words like width, depth, and breadth.
Though it appears in historical texts and persists in some regional dialects, heighth is generally considered an error in formal writing.
What's the heighth of that building?
The standard form height serves all the same purposes without raising eyebrows.
Measured height above reference
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- plateauFlat highland area
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- cliffVertical rock wall
precipice · incline · upland · highland · pinnacle · crag · mountaintop · hillock
Uppermost point or culmination
- zenithPoint straight overhead
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- culminationHighest or final point
- acmeUltimate point of attainment
crown · crest · highpoint · meridian · ne plus ultra · superlative · maximum · ceiling
altitude
Measured height above reference
cliff · precipice · incline · upland · highland · pinnacle · crag · mountaintop · hillock · mound
apex
Uppermost point or culmination
- zenithPoint straight overhead
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- culminationHighest or final point
acme · crown · crest · highpoint · meridian · ne plus ultra · superlative · maximum · ceiling · upper limit
increase
Growth in amount
magnify · swell · extend · enlarge · raise · boost · intensify · surge · elevation · gain
ruler
One who governs
scale · dimension · millimeter · inch · foot · yard · meter · surveying · altimeter · yardstick
- fear of heightsAnxiety about elevation
- new heights
- height and weight
- average heightTypical vertical measurement
- Wuthering HeightsYorkshire gothic novel
- height chartTool measuring vertical stature