Highness is an English word with synonyms like aristocrat or grade. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Highness meaning
- The state of being high.
- A title of respect when referring to a prince or princess.
Synonyms of Highness
Highness vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Highness
- The main meaning on this page is: The state of being high. | A title of respect when referring to a prince or princess.
- Useful related words include: aristocrat, grade, degree, lowness.
- Possible Dutch translations are: hoogheid.
- In the example corpus, highness often appears in combinations such as: his highness, royal highness, highness the.
Context around Highness
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Highness
- In this selection, "highness" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, royal, serene, sheikh, wishes and toured stand out and add context to how "highness" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include of his highness the amir and and his highness the crown. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "highness" sits close to words such as addict, behavioural and bengali, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with highness
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For some reason, she doesn’t think Your Royal Highness is satisfactory. (12 words)
Also yesterday, His Highness the Crown Prince received His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak and Salah Khorshid. (17 words)
His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Prime Minister similar cables to UAE over the incident. (18 words)
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah are seen in a group photo with Commerce Minister Khaled Al-Roudhan and senior sports officials. (42 words)
Emir of Kano, His Highness, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has rewarded some hardworking Chiefs in the Emirate Council with promotion to higher ranks, while appointing new ones to help carry the affairs of the Kano Emirate Council to greater heights. (40 words)
For his part, the Ukrainian President expressed his thanks and appreciation to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed for the humanitarian support that the UAE continues to provide to the Ukrainian people, and for his active role in promoting peace. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Male-line great-grandchildren held the style of Highness; also, the eldest son of any person who held the style of Highness also held the style of Highness.
Nicolson, p. 310 The Letters Patent also stated that "the titles of Royal Highness, Highness or Serene Highness, and the titular dignity of Prince and Princess shall cease except those titles already granted and remaining unrevoked".
Finally, His Highness Sheikh Mishal prayed to Allah the Almighty to maintain the dear homeland safe, secure, and stable, under the leadership of His Highness the Amir.
Her Royal Highness was greeted at the national centre for horticulture by Paul West DL, who introduced Her Royal Highness to WCG’s CEO Angela Joyce, President Louise Bennett, Chair of Governors Gill Clipson and other regional dignitaries.
Her Highness Dr. Princess Antonia zu Schaumburg-Lippe states about beloved Angel His Highness Dr.h.c. Prince Waldemar zu Schaumburg-Lippe: “I want to wish you a happy heavenly birthday, I miss you so much.
During the meeting, Al-Ghanim conveyed greetings of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and His Highness' wishes for more development to Egypt.
Also yesterday, His Highness the Crown Prince received His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak and Salah Khorshid.
Earlier yesterday, His Highness the Amir received at Seif Palace His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah are seen in a group photo with Commerce Minister Khaled Al-Roudhan and senior sports officials.
His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Prime Minister similar cables to UAE over the incident.
A group of selected local charities, trainees and employees attended the event as His Royal Highness toured the state-of-the-art studio facility and unveiled a specially made plaque to mark the occasion.
Also in the third row, at the other end from Harry, was Andrew, who stopped using the His Royal Highness style in an official capacity in January 2022.
American University of Sharjah (AUS) was founded in 1997 by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Sharjah.
Chairman of the event, His Royal Highness Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III, Omanhene of the Akuapem Traditional Area, in his address also highlighted the outstanding contributions made by the KGL Group in the area of Philanthropy.
Commenting on the prestigious gifting the SBA Chairman said, "I was honoured to present a copy signed by His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah to the Omani government.
During his visit, His Highness also examined the remarkable outcomes of using Dubai Police’s 'Brain Fingerprint' system to solve various criminal cases.
Emir of Kano, His Highness, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has rewarded some hardworking Chiefs in the Emirate Council with promotion to higher ranks, while appointing new ones to help carry the affairs of the Kano Emirate Council to greater heights.
For Edward's birth, the Queen broke royal tradition by having Prince Philip join her in the delivery room, as written in his birth announcement 'His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh was present'.
For his part, the Ukrainian President expressed his thanks and appreciation to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed for the humanitarian support that the UAE continues to provide to the Ukrainian people, and for his active role in promoting peace.
For some reason, she doesn’t think Your Royal Highness is satisfactory.
Common combinations with highness
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- his highness 102×
- royal highness 65×
- highness the 42×
- highness sheikh 37×
- highness prince 10×
- serene highness 6×
- highness to 6×
- highness is 6×
- highness princess 6×
- highness also 5×