extent or distance upward

The balloon stopped rising at a height of 500 feet.

distance upward from a given level to a fixed point

the height from the ground to the first floor; the height of an animal at the shoulder.

the distance between the lowest and highest points of a person standing upright; stature

She is five feet in height.

considerable or great altitude or elevation

the height of the mountains.

Often, heights.

a high place above a level; a hill or mountain

They stood on the heights overlooking the valley.

the highest part; top; apex; summit

In his dreams he reached the heights.

the highest point; utmost degree

the height of power; the height of pleasure.

Archaic . high rank in social status.

noun

bottom , depth , lowness , nadir , unimportance

noun

acme , apex , apogee , brow , ceiling , crest , crown , cusp , elevation , extent , highness , hill , loftiness , mountain , peak , pinnacle , pitch , prominence , rise , solstice , stature , summit , tallness , tip , tiptop , vertex , zenith , crisis , crowning point , culmination , dignity , eminence , end , exaltation , extremity , grandeur , heyday * , high point , limit , maximum , ne plus ultra * , sublimity , top , ultimate , utmost degree , uttermost , altitude , cap , roof , meridian , altimeter , climax , culmination. associatedwords: altimetry , dimension , hypsometer , hypsometry , magnanimity