knee-high

adjective

ˈnē-ˈhī 

: rising or reaching upward to the knees

knee-high stockings

knee-high

ˈnē-ˌhī 

noun

Examples of knee-high in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The dark leather boots had a futuristic aura to them, with linear detailing and a wide knee-high shaft. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 31 July 2026

Paired with knee-high, lug-sole boots, a cutsey tutu becomes oh-so cool. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 30 July 2026

Six young women — hair fashionably bobbed, shins covered by knee-high socks — posed in dark, modest swimming suits in the tiled abyss of an empty swimming pool. — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

The teen paired the bold hair change with a black outfit consisting of a choker necklace with faux spikes, a long-sleeve graphic shirt, a ruffled skirt and knee-high sneakers. — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1743, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for knee-high

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny