TALLNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tallness mean? 

• TALLNESS (noun)
  The noun TALLNESS has 2 senses:

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

2. the property of being taller than average stature

  Familiarity information: TALLNESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TALLNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

height; tallness

Hypernyms ("tallness" is a kind of...):

dimension (the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height))

Attribute:

high ((literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like 'knee-high'))

low (literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tallness"):

highness; loftiness (the quality of being high or lofty)

lowness (the quality of being low; lacking height)

Derivation:

tall (great in vertical dimension; high in stature)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The property of being taller than average stature

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("tallness" is a kind of...):

height; stature ((of a standing person) the distance from head to foot)

Antonym:

shortness (the property of being shorter than average stature)

Derivation:

tall (great in vertical dimension; high in stature)