Meanings
nountallness (usually uncountable, plural tallnesses)
plural tallnesses
- uncountableusuallyThe quality or characteristic of being tall.
The long, skimpy soutane accentuated the tallness of his stature; […] and the straight, black bar of his joined eyebrows[…] suggested something unlawful behind his priesthood, the idea of a chaplain of bandits.
1904 January 29 – October 7, Joseph Conrad, Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard, London; New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers […], published 1904, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
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Translations
German Höhe, Größe
- Höhequality of being tall
- Größequality of being tall
- Körpergrößequality of being tall
Latin prōcēritās, celsitudo
- prōcēritāsquality of being tall
- celsitudoquality of being tall
Portuguese altura
- alturaquality of being tall
Russian ро́слость, высокоро́слость
- ро́слость (róslostʹ)quality of being tall
- высокоро́слость (vysokoróslostʹ)quality of being tall
- высота́ (vysotá)quality of being tall
- высо́тность (vysótnostʹ)quality of being tall
Spanish altura, estatura
- alturaquality of being tall
- estaturaquality of being tall
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Cite this entry
APA
tallness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tallness
MLA
“tallness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tallness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tallness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tallness.
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