LOFTINESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does loftiness mean? • LOFTINESS (noun)
The noun LOFTINESS has 2 senses:
1. the condition of being high or lofty
2. impressiveness in scale or proportion
Familiarity information: LOFTINESS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LOFTINESS (noun)
Meaning:
The condition of being high or lofty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
loftiness; highness
Hypernyms ("loftiness" is a kind of...):
height; tallness (the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top)
Meaning:
Impressiveness in scale or proportion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
majesty; loftiness; stateliness
Hypernyms ("loftiness" is a kind of...):
grandness; impressiveness; magnificence; richness (splendid or imposing in size or appearance)
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