lofty
see also: Lofty
Etymology
Lofty
Etymology
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see also: Lofty
Etymology
From Middle English lofty, lofti, lofte, equivalent to
- (RP) enPR: lŏftʹi, IPA: /ˈlɒfti/
- (America) enPR: lôftʹi, IPA: /ˈlɔːfti/
- (cot-caught) enPR: lŏftʹi, IPA: /ˈlɑfti/
lofty (comparative loftier, superlative loftiest)
- High, tall, having great height or stature.
- Idealistic, implying over-optimism.
- a lofty goal
- Extremely proud; arrogant; haughty.
- (antonym(s) of “having great height or stature”): mean, ignoble
- (antonym(s) of “idealistic”): familiar, vulgar
- French: haut
- German: hoch, (almost exclusively in the form "in luftiger Höhe" [in lofty height]) luftig
- Italian: maestoso, alto
- Portuguese: majestoso, altivo
- Russian: высо́кий
- Spanish: majestuoso
- German: ambitioniert, hochgesteckt
- Italian: nobile
- Portuguese: ambicioso
- Russian: возвы́шенный
- German: überheblich, hochmütig
- Russian: высокоме́рный
Lofty
Etymology
From lofty.
Proper noun- (informal) nickname for a tall (usually male) person
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