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Tallness

The quality or state of being tall; height of stature.

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Broader term 3

Dimension 76% connected

Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference; extension; measurement; -- usually, in the plural, measure in leng…

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Height 76% connected

The condition of being high; elevated position.

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Stature 76% connected

The natural height of an animal body; -- generally used of the human body.

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Narrower term 3

Highness 76% connected

The state of being high; elevation; loftiness.

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Loftiness 76% connected

The state or quality of being lofty.

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Lowness 76% connected

The state or quality of being low.

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Tall 74% connected

High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Tall 74% connected

High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Attribute 4

High 66% connected

To hie.

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High 66% connected

To hie.

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Low 66% connected

strong imp. of Laugh.

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Low 66% connected

strong imp. of Laugh.

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Synonym 1

Height 92% connected

The condition of being high; elevated position.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Antonym 2

Shortness 94% connected

The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in wi…

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Shortness 94% connected

The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in wi…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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