Definition of lofty

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Lofty (superl.) Fig.: Elevated in character, rank, dignity, spirit, bearing, language, etc.; exalted; noble; stately; characterized by pride; haughty..

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Khaya :: Khaya (n.) A lofty West African tree (Khaya Senegalensis), related to the mahogany, which it resembles in the quality of the wood. The bark is used as a febrifuge..
Alpine :: Alpine (a.) Of or pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; as, Alpine snows; Alpine plants..
Grandiloquent :: Grandiloquent (a.) Speaking in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic.
Topless :: Topless (a.) Having no top, or no visble fop; hence, fig.: very lofty; supreme; unequaled..
Humble :: Humble (superl.) Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage..
Steep :: Steep (v. t.) Difficult of access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
Excelsior :: Excelsior (v. t.) More lofty; still higher; ever upward.
Gaydiang :: Gaydiang (n.) A vessel of Anam, with two or three masts, lofty triangular sails, and in construction somewhat resembling a Chinese junk..
Altitudinarian :: Altitudinarian (a.) Lofty in doctrine, aims, etc..
Eminent :: Eminent (a.) High; lofty; towering; prominent.
Kite :: Kite (n.) A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light..
Pride :: Pride (n.) The quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank, etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve, and often in contempt of others..
Altisonant :: Altisonant (a.) High-sounding; lofty or pompous.
Elevated :: Elevated (a.) Uplifted; high; lofty; also, animated; noble; as, elevated thoughts..
Alp :: Alp (n.) A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc..
Sell :: Sell (n.) A throne or lofty seat.
Top :: Top (v. i.) To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty ridges and topping mountains..
High-stomached :: High-stomached (a.) Having a lofty spirit; haughty.
Skyish :: Skyish (a.) Like the sky, or approaching the sky; lofty; ethereal..
Yakin :: Yakin (n.) A large Asiatic antelope (Budorcas taxicolor) native of the higher parts of the Himalayas and other lofty mountains. Its head and neck resemble those of the ox, and its tail is like that of the goat. Called also budorcas..
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