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1. a. : elevated in character and spirit : noble. lofty ideals. b. : elevated in status : superior. the less lofty customers of the bar. 2. : having a haughty overbearing manner : supercilious. She showed a lofty disregard for their objections. 3. a. : rising to a great height : impressively high. lofty mountains. b. : remote, esoteric.
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Lofty ideas, etc. are of a high moral standard: lofty sentiments / ideals. disapproving. If you have a lofty way of behaving or talking, etc., you act as if you think you are better than other people: a lofty attitude / air / tone. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Lofty ideas, etc. are of a high moral standard: lofty sentiments / ideals. disapproving. If you have a lofty way of behaving or talking, etc., you act as if you think you are better than other people: a lofty attitude / air / tone. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
A lofty ideal or ambition is noble, important, and admirable. It was a bank that started out with grand ideas and lofty ideals. Amid the chaos, he had lofty aims.
Lofty definition: extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering. See examples of LOFTY used in a sentence.
Lofty is a good word for describing something that's high above the ground, or someone who acts like she's high above everyone else. Dating from the 15th century, lofty originally meant "exalted," or spiritually high, but soon came to mean physically high as well.
Definition of lofty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.