Lofty

See also Lofty

English

Etymology

Middle English, noble, from loft, upstairs room, sky.

Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: lŏft'i, IPA: /ˈlɒfti/, SAMPA: /"lQfti/
• (US) IPA: /ˈlɔːfti/, SAMPA: /"lO:fti/

  Rhymes: -ɒfti

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Adjective

Lofty (comparative loftier, superlative loftiest)

Positive Lofty

Comparative loftier

Superlative loftiest

1. high, tall, having great height or stature

   a lofty bed

2. idealistic, implying over-optimism

   a lofty goal

3. extremely proud.

Translations

high (1)

Finnish: korkea fi(fi) German: hoch, luftig (almost exclusively in the form "in luftiger Höhe" [in lofty height]) Italian: maestoso it(it)

Korean: 높다 (nopda) Polish: wysoki pl(pl) m. Portuguese: magestoso pt(pt) m.

idealistic (2)

Armenian: վեհ hy(hy) (veh) German: ambitioniert de(de) Korean: 높다 (nopda)

Polish: szczytny m., wzniosły m. Portuguese: ambicioso pt(pt) m.

Related terms

• loft
• aloft

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