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Definitions for loftiness
lofti·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
highness, loftinessnoun
the quality of being high or lofty
stateliness, majesty, loftinessnoun
impressiveness in scale or proportion
Wiktionary
loftinessnoun
The state of being lofty.
loftinessnoun
arrogance or haughtiness
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Loftinessnoun
Etymology: from lofty.
Three poets in three distant ages born;
The first in loftiness of thought surpass’d,
The next in majesty; in both the last. Dryden.Augustus and Tiberius had loftiness enough in their temper, and affected to make a sovereign figure. Collier.
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loftiness
Loftiness is the state or quality of being elevated in character, status, ambition, ideals, or conduct. It can also refer to the height or grandeur of something in physical terms, like a tall building or a mountain. It's often associated with superiority, nobility, and pride.
Webster Dictionary
Loftinessnoun
the state or quality of being lofty
Matched Categories
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of loftiness in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of loftiness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of loftiness in a Sentence
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner, neither do uninterrupted prosperity and success qualify for usefulness and happiness. The storms of adversity, like those of the ocean, rouse the faculties, and excite the invention, prudence, skill and fortitude or the voyager. The martyrs of ancient times, in bracing their minds to outward calamities, acquired a loftiness of purpose and a moral heroism worth a lifetime of softness and security.
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