Loftiness
['lɒftɪnɪs] or ['lɔf]
Definition
(n.) The state or quality of being lofty.
Typist: Naomi
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Height, elevation, altitude.[2]. Pride, haughtiness.[3]. Sublimity, dignity.
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Examples
- A certain loftiness, likewise, took possession of Mr Wegg; a condescending sense of being in request as an official expounder of mysteries. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Neither did I know the loftiness and haughtiness of Lady Dedlock's face, at all, in any one. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- A hackney coachman may admire me,' remarked Bella, with a touch of her mother's loftiness. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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