- of majestic or imposing height
- exalted or noble in character or nature
- haughty or supercilious
- elevated, eminent, or superior
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
loft•y /ˈlɔfti, ˈlɑf-/USA pronunciation
adj., -i•er, -i•est.
loft•i•ness, n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- extending high in the air; towering:lofty mountains.
- elevated in style or tone:lofty sentiments.
- arrogant in manner;
haughty:a rather lofty butler.
loft•i•ness, n. [uncountable]
loft•y
(lôf′tē, lof′-),USA pronunciation adj., loft•i•er, loft•i•est.
loft′i•ly, adv.
loft′i•ness, n.
- extending high in the air;
of imposing height;
towering:lofty mountains. - exalted in rank, dignity, or character;
eminent. - elevated in style, tone, or sentiment, as writings or speech.
- arrogantly or condescendingly superior in manner;
haughty:to treat someone in a lofty manner. - [Naut.]noting a rig of a sailing ship having extraordinarily high masts.
- Clothing(of fabric or yarn) thick and resilient.
- 1400–50; late Middle English; see loft, -y1
loft′i•ness, n.
- 1. elevated. See high. 3. sublime. 4. supercilious.
- 2. lowly. 4. humble.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lofty /ˈlɒftɪ/ adj (loftier, loftiest)
'lofty' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aerial
- airy
- burly
- elevated
- exalted
- fastigiate
- haughty
- highness
- high-pitched
- magniloquent
- majestic
- meteor
- pompous
- pomposity
- rarefied
- sublimate
- sublime
- towering
- Aepyornis
- aerie
- alpine
- anticlimax
- bathos
- bulky
- burlesque
- clipper
- Don Quixote
- eminent
- fly
- frigate
- grandeur
- grandiloquence
- grandiloquent
- great
- heroic
- high
- high-flown
- highflying
- hill
- imposing
- lordly
- majesty
- marriage
- minaret
- noble
- omnipresent
- panegyric
- peroration
- pile
- pinnacle