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Tallness

noun

The vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top. Synonym: height.

The property of being taller than average stature.

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"Tallness" Quotes from Famous Books

... great-great-grandmother was a Huguenot; his grandissimo-grandfather came over with Lafayette, and when he made affirmation on "my stars and garters," he was supposed to have reference to certain insignia of nobility, heirlooms in the family from the time of Charlemagne. He had not stature enough for tallness, nor bulk enough for breadth, in his figure resembled the wooden soldiers in the panorama of Bunker Hill, who ran down hill at every fire without moving their legs, and, like a kangaroo, had small feet and head in proportion. He made his front hair into a curl, hanging over his nose, ...

— The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 - Devoted to Literature and National Policy • Various

Words linked to "Tallness" : highness, shortness, tall, high, height, low, lowness, stature, loftiness, dimension