lofty
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,774 of 81,628 words measured. It occurs 22,521 times across 191,625 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style also: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded an exalted idealargue in terms of high-flown ideals
- of imposing height; especially standing out above others also: eminent, soaring, towering an eminent peaklofty mountains
- having or displaying great dignity or nobility also: gallant, majestic, proud a gallant pageantlofty ships
lofty in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Lofty and fantastic mountains, then unnamed by Europeans, rose out of the blue waters before them.
Exiled for the Faith · William Henry Giles Kingston · Chapter 2
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Then before the Apostles stood a lofty, proud, sarcastic divinity, who, without waiting for question or sentence, spoke first.
Life and Death, and Other Legends and Stories · Henryk Sienkiewicz · Chapter 1
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If he had introduced himself to her, had forced himself upon her, she could not be more lofty, more reserved.
The pit · Frank Norris · Chapter 1
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Yonder are patches of dark-leaved nettles, yonder clumps of orange-brown seedling docks, side by side with lofty spreading pink-eyed iron-weed.
In Touch with Nature · Gordon Stables · Chapter 1
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The Speaker hath paced into the House, Toward his lofty place; Gleaming like gold before him goes The merry, massive Mace.
Punch — Volume 99, November 29, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1