midheight

M3I1D2H4E1I1G2H4T1

adjective

Of medium height; neither high nor low

OriginEnglish height ← Middle English heighte ← Old English hīehþu →
Scrabble 19
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivemidheight (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf medium height; neither high nor low

    Ms. Whelan and Mr. Millepied are, as they were last spring, excellent, heart-catching in the midheight hovering lifts where athleticism becomes feeling.

    2009 January 19, Alastair Macaulay, “In a City Ballet Quartet, Two Choreographic Voices Manage to Stand Out”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*kewk-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*kówkos
  13. Proto-Germanic*hauhaz
  14. Proto-Germanic*hauhiþō
  15. Proto-West Germanic*hauhiþu
  16. Old Englishhīehþu
  17. Middle Englishheighte
  18. Englishheight
  19. Englishmidheight

From mid- + height.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

midheight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midheight

MLA

“midheight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midheight. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midheight,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midheight.

Source: midheight on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.