1. (adj.)lofty extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
2. lofty exalted in rank, dignity, or character; eminent.
3. lofty elevated in style, tone, or sentiment, as writings or speech.
4. lofty arrogantly or condescendingly superior in manner; haughty.
5. lofty noting a rig of a sailing ship having extraordinarily high masts.
Etymology: (1400–50)
Definition of 'lofty'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj)exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded 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"
2. (adj)eminent, lofty, soaring, towering of imposing height; especially standing out above others "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"
3. (adj)gallant, lofty, majestic, proud having or displaying greatdignity or nobility "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"
Definition of 'lofty'
Webster Dictionary
1. lofty lifted high up; having great height; towering; high
2. lofty fig.: Elevated in character, rank, dignity, spirit, bearing, language, etc.; exalted; noble; stately; characterized by pride; haughty
Definitions of lofty 
Afrikaans: hoog
Arabic: عالٍ
Bulgarian: висок
Brazilian: alto
Czech: tyčící se
German: hoch
Danish: høj
Greek: ψηλός
Spanish: alto
Estonian: kõrge
Farsi: رفیع
Finnish: korkea
French: élevé
Hebrew: גָבוֹהַ
Hindi: उदात्त
Croatian: vrlo visok
Hungarian: magas
Indonesian: tinggi
Icelandic: (mjög) hár
Italian: alto
Japanese: 非常に高い
Korean: 아주 높은
Lithuanian: labai aukštas, iškilęs
Latvian: ļoti augsts
Malay: sangat tinggi
Dutch: torenhoog
Norwegian: høy, høytliggende
Polish: wyniosły, wysoki
Persian: ،بلند رفیع
Pashto: جګ،سر په آسمان
Portuguese: alto
Romanian: înalt
Russian: очень высокий
Slovak: týčiaci sa
Slovenian: zelo visok
Serbian: visok
Swedish: hög
Thai: สูงส่ง
Turkish: çok yüksek
Taiwanese: 高聳的
Ukrainian: дуже високий
Urdu: بہت بلند
Vietnamese: đồ sộ
Chinese: 高耸的
