Definition of Loftiness

1. Noun. The quality of being high or lofty.

Exact synonyms: Highness
Generic synonyms: Height, Tallness
Derivative terms: High, Lofty
Antonyms: Lowness

2. Noun. Impressiveness in scale or proportion.
Exact synonyms: Majesty, Stateliness
Generic synonyms: Grandness, Impressiveness, Magnificence, Richness
Derivative terms: Lofty, Lofty, Majestic, Stately, Stately

Definition of Loftiness

1. n. The state or quality of being lofty.

Definition of Loftiness

1. Noun. The state of being lofty. ¹

2. Noun. arrogance or haughtiness ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Loftiness

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Loftiness

lofendazam
lofentanil
lofepramine
loff
loft
loft bombing
lofted
lofted drive
lofter
lofters
lofthead
loftheads
loftier
loftiest
loftily
loftiness (current term)
loftinesses
lofting
loftless
loftlike
lofts
lofty
log
log-in
log-log paper
log Z's
log boat
log cabin
log cabins
log choker

Literary usage of Loftiness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Synonymes Explained: In Alphabetical Order ; with Copious by George Crabb (1883)
"Haughty) and loftiness (i1. High) respect either the temper of mind or the external ... loftiness is a mode of pride which raises the spirit above objects ..."

2. The Art of Versification by Joseph Berg Esenwein, Mary Eleanor Roberts Roberts (1920)
"(h) loftiness, or, in its highest expression, sublimity, has been recognized as an essential element of poetry ever since Plato spoke of it poetically as ..."

3. The History of British India by James Mill, Horace Hayman Wilson (1858)
"Dispute with Supreme Court at Bombay, — recent Establishment of the Court, — loftiness of itt Pretensions, — Extension of Claims of Jurisdiction. ..."

4. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1810)
"... Sublimity,sub-bUm'é-tè.s.heightof place, rise, Sec. excellence, loftiness of style Sublingual, ..."

5. The Parliamentary Debates: Official Report by Northern Ireland Parliament. House of Commons (1898)
"... their large streams, and immense lakes the loftiness of human ideals which people should live up to. Sir George Grey, in the Maori mind, ..."

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