lofty
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- high, elevated, raised, soaring, towering
- noble, dignified, distinguished, elevated, exalted, grand, illustrious, renowned
- haughty, arrogant, condescending, disdainful, patronizing, proud, supercilious

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Contrasted words: humble, low, modest
Related Words: elevated, lifted, raised, aggrandized, exalted, magnified, august, imposing, majestic, stately

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English Thesaurus: high, tall, majestic, soaring, towering, ...

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loft‧y /ˈlɒfti $ ˈlɒː/ adjective

1. literary lofty mountains, buildings etc are very high and impressive:
He stayed at the Four Seasons Hotel, from whose lofty heights he could see across New York.

2. lofty ideas, beliefs, attitudes etc show high standards or high moral qualities – use this to show approval:
lofty ideals of equality and social justice
He had set himself the lofty goal of reaching the world’s top five.

3. seeming to think you are better than other people – used to show disapproval:
She has such a lofty manner.
—loftily adverb
—loftiness noun [uncountable]

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high measuring a long distance from the bottom to the top – used about mountains, walls, and buildings:
the highest mountain in the world
The castle was surrounded by high walls.
a high cliff
The council told the architects the tower was too high.
tall high – used about people, trees, plants, and buildings. Tall is used especially about things that are high and narrow:
tall marble columns
A cat was hiding in the tall grass.
a tall modern building
majestic especially written very impressive because of being very big and tall – used about mountains, buildings, trees, and animals:
the majestic mountains of the Himalayas
The abbey is noted for its majestic arches, fine doorways and elegant windows.
The cathedral looked majestic in the evening light.
soaring [only before noun] especially written used about a building or mountain that looks extremely tall and impressive:
a soaring skyscraper
the soaring towers of the palace
towering [only before noun] especially written extremely high, in a way that seems impressive but also often rather frightening:
The sky was shut out by the towering walls of the prison.
towering trees
lofty [usually before noun] literary very high and impressive – used in literature:
the lofty peaks in the far distance
high-rise [usually before noun] a high-rise building is a tall modern building with a lot of floors containing apartments or offices:
a high-rise apartment block
He works in a high-rise office in New York.
tall person/tree/plant/building/tower/statue
high-pitched higher than most sounds or voices:
He has a rather high-pitched voice.
Bats make high-pitched squeaks.
the high-pitched whine of a dentist's drill
shrill high and unpleasant:
Her voice became more shrill.
The bird has rather a shrill cry.
piercing extremely high and loud, in a way that is unpleasant:
a piercing scream
Suddenly I heard a piercing whistle.
squeaky making very high noises that are not loud:
a squeaky gate
squeaky floorboards
a squeaky little voice

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