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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style;
- Example: "an exalted ideal"
- Example: "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks
- Example: "a noble and lofty concept"
- Example: "a grand purpose"
[syn: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded]

2. of imposing height; especially standing out above others;
- Example: "an eminent peak"
- Example: "lofty mountains"
- Example: "the soaring spires of the cathedral"
- Example: "towering icebergs"
[syn: eminent, lofty, soaring, towering]

3. having or displaying great dignity or nobility;
- Example: "a gallant pageant"
- Example: "lofty ships"
- Example: "majestic cities"
- Example: "proud alpine peaks"
[syn: gallant, lofty, majestic, proud]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lofty \Loft"y\, a. [Compar. Loftier; superl. Loftiest.]
   [From Loft.]
   1. Lifted high up; having great height; towering; high.
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            See lofty Lebanon his head advance.   --Pope.
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   2. Fig.: Elevated in character, rank, dignity, spirit,
      bearing, language, etc.; exalted; noble; stately;
      characterized by pride; haughty.
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            The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity.
                                                  --Is. lvii.
                                                  15.
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            Lofty and sour to them that loved him not. --Shak.
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            Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme.
                                                  --Milton.

   Syn: Tall; high; exalted; dignified; stately; majestic;
        sublime; proud; haughty. See Tall.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lofty
    adj 1: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature
           or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-
           flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty
           concept"; "a grand purpose" [syn: exalted, elevated,
           sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty,
           rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded]
    2: of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an
       eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the
       cathedral"; "towering icebergs" [syn: eminent, lofty,
       soaring, towering]
    3: having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant
       pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine
       peaks" [syn: gallant, lofty, majestic, proud]