Meanings
noun'ighness (plural 'ighnesses)
plural 'ighnesses
- pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of highness.
Origin
A representation of the pronunciation of highness by a speaker whose dialect lacks the voiceless glottal fricative or transition ([h]).
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with 'ighness
minusLinussinusdrynesshighnessshynessminosvinousValentinusawrynessechinusextrasinusintrasinusNew Minasnonsinusparasinuspulvinusslynesssprynessuncinusvenosinusvenous sinuswryness
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
'ighness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'ighness
MLA
“'ighness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'ighness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “'ighness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'ighness.
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