Meaning

3 senses
  1. High, tall, having great height or stature.

    hoch, luftig

    высо́кийvysókij

    having or displaying great dignity or nobility

  2. Idealistic, implying over-optimism.

    a lofty goal

    ambitioniert, hochgesteckt

    возвы́шенныйvozvýšennyj, возвели́ченныйvozvelíčennyj, высо́кийvysókij

  3. Extremely proud; arrogant; haughty.

    überheblich, hochmütig

    высокоме́рныйvysokomérnyj, надме́нныйnadménnyj, гордели́выйgordelívyj

Examples

19 sentences
  1. We have lofty expectations.

    У нас високі очікування.

    ruУ нас высокие ожидания.

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  2. My goals are lofty.

    ruУ меня возвышенные цели.

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  3. This mountain isn't a lofty one.

    ruЭта гора не очень высокая.

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  4. We have lofty ambitions for this project.

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  5. That's to me like a flower on lofty heights.

    ruДля меня это подобно цветку на высоких вершинах.

    deFür mich ist es wie eine Blume in schwindelnder Höhe.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
high, having great height or stature:
idealistic:
extremely proud:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
high, having great height or stature:
idealistic:
extremely proud:

Origin

From Middle English lofty, lofti, lofte (“of high rank; noble; ornate”), equivalent to lof

From Middle English lofty, lofti, lofte (“of high rank; noble; ornate”), equivalent to loft (“sky, firmament; upper room”) + -y.

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Forms

loftier, loftiest
Comparativeloftier Lesson
Superlativeloftiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

18 synonyms
having great height or stature:nobleB2honorableB2
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms
having great height or stature:meanA2ignoble
antonym(s) of

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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