Great vs. High — What's the Difference?

Very large in size, extent, or intensity

Of great vertical extent

Of a larger size than other, similar forms

Great, or greater than normal, in quantity, size, or intensity

Large in quantity or number

Great in rank, status, or importance

Extensive in time or distance

(of a sound or note) having a frequency at the upper end of the auditory range

Remarkable or outstanding in magnitude, degree, or extent

Feeling euphoric, especially from the effects of drugs or alcohol

Of outstanding significance or importance

(especially of food) unpleasantly strong-smelling because beginning to go bad

Chief or principal

(of a vowel) produced with the tongue relatively near the palate.

Superior in quality or character; noble

A high point, level, or figure

Powerful; influential

A notably happy or successful moment

Eminent; distinguished

High school

Very good; first-rate

At or to a considerable or specified height

Very skillful

Highly

Enthusiastic

(of a sound) at or to a high pitch

Being one generation removed from the relative specified. Often used in combination

Having a relatively great elevation; extending far upward

(Archaic) Pregnant.

Extending a specified distance upward

Pl. greats or great One that is great

Far or farther from a reference point

A division of most pipe organs, usually containing the most powerful ranks of pipes.

Being at or near the peak or culminating stage

A similar division of other organs.

Advanced in development or complexity

Very well

Far removed in time; remote

Used as an intensive with certain adjectives

Slightly spoiled or tainted; gamy. Used of meat.

(augmentative) Large, senior high-ranking, intense, extreme, or exceptional

Having a bad smell; malodorous.

Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i.e. having many parts or members) or duration (i.e. relatively long); very big.

Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second

Title referring to an important leader.

Raised in pitch; not soft or hushed

Of larger size or more importance than others of its kind.

Situated relatively far from the equator

(informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic.

Of great importance

Intensifying a word or expression, used in mild oaths.

Eminent in rank or status

(qualifying nouns of family relationship) Involving more generations than the qualified word implies — as many extra generations as repetitions of the word great (from 1510s). [see Derived terms]

Serious; grave

Pregnant; large with young; full of.

Constituting a climax; crucial

Intimate; familiar.

Characterized by lofty or stirring events or themes

Extreme or more than usual.

Lofty or exalted in quality or character

Of significant importance or consequence; important.

Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree

(applied to actions, thoughts and feelings) Arising from or possessing idealism; admirable; superior; commanding; heroic; illustrious; eminent.

Favorable

Impressive or striking.

Of great force or violence

Much in use; favoured.

(Informal) Excited or euphoric

(applied to persons) Endowed with extraordinary powers; of exceptional talents or achievements; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; remarkable; strong; powerful; mighty; noble.

(Slang) Intoxicated by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.

Doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale; active or enthusiastic.

Luxurious; extravagant

(often followed by 'at') Skilful or adroit.

(Linguistics) Of or relating to vowels produced with part of the tongue close to the palate, as in the vowel of tree.

Expression of gladness and content about something.

Of, relating to, or being the gear configuration or setting, as in an automotive transmission, that produces the greatest vehicular speed with respect to engine speed.

Sarcastic inversion thereof.

At, in, or to a lofty position, level, or degree

A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.

In an extravagant or luxurious way

(music) The main division in a pipe organ, usually the loudest division.

A lofty place or region.

(in combinations such as "two-greats", "three-greats" etc.) An instance of the word "great" signifying an additional generation in phrases expressing family relationships.

A high level or degree

(informal) Very well in a very satisfactory manner.

The high gear configuration of a transmission.

Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; - opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.

A center of high atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.

Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude, series, etc.

(Informal) An excited or euphoric condition

Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval.

(Slang) An intoxicated or euphoric condition induced by alcohol or a drug.

Superior; admirable; commanding; - applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings.

Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:

Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc.

Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.

Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distinguished; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc.

Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.

Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as, a great argument, truth, or principle.

Above the batter's shoulders.

Pregnant; big (with young).

Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.

More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree; as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.

Having a specified elevation or height; tall.

Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; - often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's father), great-grandson, etc.

Elevated in status, esteem, or prestige, or in importance or development; exalted in rank, station, or character.

The whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the great.

Most exalted; foremost.

Relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind;

Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).

More than usual;

Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.

(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation;

Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).

Of major significance or importance;

(in several set phrases) Very traditionalist and conservative, especially in favoring older ways of doing things; see e.g. high church, High Tory.

Remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect;

Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.

Very good;

(of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich.

Uppercase;

Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.

Marked by active interest and enthusiasm;

(with "on" or "about") Keen, enthused.

In an advanced stage of pregnancy;

With tall waves.

Remote (to the north or south) from the equator; situated at (or constituting) a latitude which is expressed by a large number.

Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).

Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).

(acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).

(phonetics) Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.

(card games) Greater in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.

(poker) Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush.

(of a card or hand) Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.

Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.

(informal) intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.

Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.

Positioned up the field, towards the opposing team's goal.

In or to an elevated position.

In or at a great value.

At a pitch of great frequency.

A high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven).or figuratively (as, a point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best, greatest, most numerous, maximum, etc).

The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.

A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.

A drug that gives such a high.

A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.

(card games) The highest card dealt or drawn.

(obsolete) Thought; intention; determination; purpose.

(obsolete) To rise.

To hie; to hasten.

To hie.

To rise; as, the sun higheth.

Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high.

Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; superior; - used indefinitely or relatively, and often in figurative senses, which are understood from the connection

Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preëminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives.

Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc.

Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.

Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high.

Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.

Acute or sharp; - opposed to grave or low; as, a high note.

Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions.

Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as ē (ēve), Ō (fŌd). See Guide to Pronunciation, 10, 11.

Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.

Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price.

Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; - used in a bad sense.

In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.

An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.

People of rank or high station; as, high and low.

The highest card dealt or drawn.

A lofty level or position or degree;

An air mass of higher than normal pressure;

A state of sustained elation;

A state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics;

A high place;

A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12;

A forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount;

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

Standing above others in quality or position;

Used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

Happy and excited and energetic

Used of the smell of game beginning to taint

Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

At a great altitude;

In or to a high position, amount, or degree;

In a rich manner;

Far up toward the source;