height

Noun

• elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
  • the altitude gave her a headache
    

• (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot

• the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
  • his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
    
  • the artist's gifts are at their acme
    
  • at the height of her career
    
  • the peak of perfection
    
  • summer was at its peak
    
  • ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
    
  • the summit of his ambition
    
  • so many highest superlatives achieved by man
    
  • at the top of his profession
    

• the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  altitude , stature , tallness