highness

altesse

Titre respectueux employé pour s’adresser à un prince ou une princesse, ou pour parler d’eux.

En anglais simple : A respectful title used when speaking to or about a prince or princess.

• Your Highness, the car is ready.
• Her Royal Highness visited the school.
• We were introduced to His Highness at the palace.

Expressions courantes : Your Highness, Her Royal Highness, His Highness

hauteur

Fait d’être loin au-dessus du sol ou à un niveau élevé sur une échelle.

En anglais simple : The quality of being far above the ground or at a high point on a scale.

• The highness of her voice surprised him.
• The highness of the ceiling made the room feel grand.
• The instrument allows changes in the highness of each tone.

Synonymes : height, elevation

Contraires : lowness

Expressions courantes : highness of pitch, highness of tone