Цена не столь высокая.

not

Breakdown of Цена не столь высокая.

• высокий: high
• цена: the price
• столь: so (formal degree)

Questions & Answers about Цена не столь высокая.

What does столь mean here?

Столь means so, that, or to such a degree. In this sentence, не столь высокая means not so high / not that high.

It is close to:

• не такая высокая
• не настолько высокая

So Цена не столь высокая is a fairly compact way to say The price is not that high.

Why is there no verb like is in the sentence?

In Russian, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.

So:

• Цена высокая. = The price is high.
• Цена не столь высокая. = The price is not that high.

Russian does not normally say Цена есть высокая here. That would sound unnatural.

In the past or future, you would use forms of быть:

• Цена была высокой. = The price was high.
• Цена будет высокой. = The price will be high.

Why are цена and высокая both feminine?