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Definition of Loftiness
1. Noun. The quality of being high or lofty.
Generic synonyms: Height, Tallness
Derivative terms: High, Lofty
Antonyms: Lowness
2. Noun. Impressiveness in scale or proportion.
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
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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