High

Morpheme

High

Type

free base

Denotation

elevated, tall, of great height, lofty, exalted

Etymology

Middle English high, heigh, heih; Old English hēah

Evidence

headhigh, high, highback, highborn, highbrow, highbush, highchair, higher, highest, highfalutin, highfather, highish, highlands, highlife, highline, highlow, highly, highman, highmost, highness, highpass, highreaching, highstand, hightail, highwall, highway, highwire, nonhigh, superhigh, ultrahigh

Notes

homophone of Hi and Hie
often hyphenated

See Also

Height, Hi