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lofty

  (lôf'tē, lŏf'-) pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Of imposing height.
  2. Elevated in character; exalted.
  3. Affecting grandness; pompous.
  4. Arrogant; haughty.

[Middle English, noble, from loft, upstairs room, sky. See loft.]

loftily loft'i·ly adv.
loftiness loft'i·ness n.
 
 
Thesaurus: lofty

adjective

  1. Imposingly high: aerial, airy, sky-high, soaring, towering. See high/low.
  2. Exceedingly dignified in form, tone, or style: elevated, eloquent, exalted, grand, high, high-flown. See high/low, style/good style/bad style.
  3. Raised to or occupying a high position or rank: august, elevated, exalted, grand, high-ranking. See rise/fall.
  4. Overly convinced of one's own superiority and importance: arrogant, haughty, high-and-mighty, insolent, lordly, overbearing, overweening, prideful, proud, supercilious, superior. Idioms: on one's high horse. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.

 
Antonyms: lofty

adj

Definition: arrogant, high and mighty
Antonyms: base, humble, modest

adj

Definition: grand, stately
Antonyms: below, beneath, humble, low, modest, unobtrusive

adj

Definition: high, elevated
Antonyms: below, beneath, low


 
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IN BRIEF: Very tall or high. Also: Noble in feeling or high in ideals.

pronunciation Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. — James Allen (1864-1912)

 
Translations: Translations for: Lofty

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - høj, højtliggende, ophøjet, stolt, overlegen

Nederlands (Dutch)
reuzehoog, hooghartig, hoogstaand, verheven

Français (French)
adj. - haut, hautain, noble

Deutsch (German)
adj. - hoch, hochfliegend, hochmütig, erhaben

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υψηλός, επιβλητικός, αγέρωχος, υπερόπτης, ανώτερος, ευγενικός

Italiano (Italian)
altissimo, elevato, altero

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - elevado, alto, altivo, soberbo, sublime

Русский (Russian)
очень высокий, неприступный, возвышенный, высокомерный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - alto, elevado, encumbrado, noble, sublime, altanero, orgulloso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - (litt. om sak) hög, imponerande, av imponerande höjd, ståtlig, (om rum) hög i taket, (bildl.) hög, upphöjd, ädel, högtsträvande, sublim, gravitetisk, (om pers.) högdragen, överlägsen, förnäm, stolt

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
高的, 傲慢的, 高超的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 高的, 傲慢的, 高超的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 아주 높은 , 치솟은, 지위 높은 , 고귀한, 거만한, 돛대가 높은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 高遠な, 高尚な, 高慢な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متغطرس, , متكبر, رفيع, نبيل, عالي المقام, شامخ, سامق, ضئيل القيمه العمليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גבוה, מתנשא, גא, אצילי‬


 
 

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