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Definition: Loftiness |
LoftinessNoun1. The condition of being high or lofty. 2. Impressiveness in scale or proportion. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "loftiness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1415. (references) |
Synonyms: LoftinessSynonyms: highness (n), majesty (n), stateliness (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: lowness (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Disinterestedness | Noun: disinterestedness; Adjective: generosity; liberality, liberalism; altruism; benevolence; elevation, loftiness of purpose, exaltation, magnanimity; chivalry, chivalrous spirit; heroism, sublimity. |
Height | Noun: height, elevation; eminence, pitch; loftiness; Adjective: sublimity. |
Vigor | Noun: vigor, power, force; boldness, raciness; Adjective: intellectual, force; spirit, point, piquance, piquancy; verve, glow, fire, warmth; strong language; gravity, sententiousness; elevation, loftiness, sublimity. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Loftiness |
| English words defined with "loftiness": Donnism ♦ Pride of the desert. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "loftiness": Immortal Three. (references) |
| Author | Quotation |
Jean Jacques Rousseau | Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally the merest cowards. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | The progress of the latter has almost invariably terminated in the extinction of the former, especially of the tribes belonging to our portion of this hemisphere, among whom loftiness of sentiment and gallantry in action have been conspicuous. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Loftiness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Loftiness" is used about 6 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 6 | 143,867 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "loftiness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | lartësi e madhe, lartësi (altitude, altitudes, elevation, eminence, headway, height, highness, Hill, inches, level, pitch, rise, stature, superiority, swell, swelling), madhësi (bulk, dimension, ensemble, gauge, greatness, largeness, magnificence, magnitude, majesty, operand, quantity, rout, size), krenari (amour propre, arrogance, pride). (various references) | |
Arabic | تشريف, عظم (become mighty, bone, bulk, ennoble, enthrone, exaggerate, glorify, glory, magnify, os, pinnacle, value), إرتفاع (advance, altitude, augment, elevation, heaviness, heaving, height, high, highness, inflation, raise, rise, rising, upheaval), رواق (arcade, corridor, gallery, hall, hallway, lobby, passage, porch). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | възвишеност (dignity, elevation, eminence, grandeur), височина (altitude, drop, elevation, gauntness, height, highness, key, pitch, rise, upland), висота (altitude, highness, level). (various references) | |
Chinese | 巍峨, " . (various references) | |
Czech | výška (altitude, depth, elevation, height, pitch, tallness, thickness). (various references) | |
Finnish | ylevyys (nobleness, sublimity). (various references) | |
French | sublimité, noblesse (lordliness), hauteur (lordliness), grandeur, galerie (loft). (various references) | |
German | erhabenheit (augustness, convexness, dignity, elevation, eminence, grandeur, greatness, illustriousness, relief, solemnity, sublimity, superiority, transcendence). (various references) | |
Greek | ύψοσ (altitude, height, pitch, soar, stature, sublime, sublimeness, tallness), μεγαλοπρέπεια (gorgeousness, grandiosity, magnificence, majesty, pomp, resplendence, resplendency, splendidness, stateliness), ευγένεια (chivalry, civility, comity, complaisance, consideration for, courtesy, cousteousness, delicacy, gallantry, gentility, gentleness, graciousness, humaneness, ladyship, nobility, nobleness, politeness, refinement, respectfulness, tactfulness, urbanity, urbanness). (various references) | |
Hebrew | ש'ב (exaltation), ש'א (elevation, greatness), עלות (superiority). (various references) | |
Hungarian | magasság (altitude, depth, elevation, height, highness, tallness), magasröptűség (elevation), magas volta vminek, kiemelkedő volta vminek, fenséges volta vminek, fennköltség (dignity, elevation, noble-mindedness, sublimeness), fennhéjazás (hauteur, side, stand-offishness), emelkedettség (elevation, eminence, highness), büszkeség (boast, hauteur, honor, honour, pride, superciliousness), önteltség (arrogance, complacence, complacency, conceit, confidence, coxcombry, egotism, false pride, perkiness, self satisfaction, self sufficiency, self-confidence, self-importance). (various references) | |
Italian | elevatezza (augustness, dignity, highness, transcendence). (various references) | |
Korean | '음. (various references) | |
Manx | froaishaght. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | oftinesslay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | imponência (lordliness, pomposity), elevação (ascension, eminence, exaltation, ledge, lift, lifting, raise, rise, rising, sublimation, up, uplift, uprise), arrogância (arrogance, arrogation, assumingness, assurance, audacity, bigness, morgue, presumption, pride, self-assertion, swank), ar superior (upper air), altura (altitude, eminence, height, inch, stature). (various references) | |
Romanian | nobleţe (elevation, generosity, gentility, magnanimity, nobility), maiestate (grandeur, majesty, mightiness, stateliness), mãreţie (brilliance, brilliancy, elevation, gorgeousness, grandeur, greatness, height, magnificence, majesty, mightiness, splendor, splendour), frumuseţe (beauty, fairness, fineness, good looks, goodliness, handsomeness, loveliness, peach, picture), demnitate (dignity, honor, honour, respectability, state, stateliness, title), înãlţime (altitude, elevation, eminence, height, highness, inch, lift, pitch, summit, superiority, top). (various references) | |
Russian | возвышенность (down, eminence, height, lift, rise, sublimeness, sublimity), величественность (majesty, stateliness, sublimity), большая высота. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | uzvišenje (rise, tump), gordost (pride). (various references) | |
Spanish | sublimidad (augustness, dignity, elevation, sublimity, transcendence). (various references) | |
Swedish | upphöjdhet. (various references) | |
Turkish | yükseklik (acro-, altitude, elevation, extent, height, highness, rise, steepness, swell), yücelik (dignity, highness, largeness, magnanimity, nobility, sovereignty, sublimity, supremacy, the sublime), kibir (arrogance, conceit, disdain, haughtiness, hauteur, hubris, importance, pride, snootiness, vainness, vanity), azamet (grandeur, grandness, greatness, hauteur, lordliness, magnificence, ostentation, overbearance, pomposity, pride). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | величність (excellence, majesty), зарозумілість (arrogance, egotism, haughtiness, lordliness, outrecuidance, self esteem, self-conceit, self-importance), піднесеність (elevation, highness, sublimity). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | tính kiêu ngạo tính cao thượng, tính kiêu kỳ (haughtiness, snootiness, superciliousness), tính cao quý (nobility), chiều cao tính kiêu căng, bề cao (height, tallness), độ cao (high, intension, performance). (various references) | |
Welsh | taldra (stature, tallness), arucheledd (sublimity). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | altitudine, altitudinem, altitudines, altitudinis, altitudo, celsitudo, sublimitas. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Isaiah Chapter 2, Verse 17 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai tapeinwqhsetai paV anqrwpoV kai peseitai uyoV anqrwpwn kai uywqhsetai kurioV monoV en th hmera ekeinh |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et incurvabitur sublimitas hominum et humiliabitur altitudo virorum et elevabitur Dominus solus in die illa |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And ther shal be inwardly bowid al the heiynesse of men, and ther shal be meekid the heiyte of stronge men; and ther shal be rered vp the Lord alone in that day, |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the loftiness of man shall be abased, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low: and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Isaiah Chapter 2, Verse 17 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang pagkamapahitas-on sa tawo pagabawogon, ug ang kagarbo sa mga tawo pagapaubson; ug si Jehova lamang igatuboy niadtong adlawa. |
| Croatian | Oholost ljudska skršit æe se i bahatost ljudska poniziti. Jahve æe se uzvisiti, on jedini - u dan onaj, |
| Danish | Da skal Menneskets Stolthed bøjes, Mændenes Hovmod ydmyges. og HERREN alene være høj på hin Dag. |
| Dutch | En de hoogheid der mensen zal gebogen, en de hoogheid der mannen zal vernederd worden; en de HEERE alleen zal in die dag verheven zijn. |
| Finnish | Silloin masentuu ihmisten ylpeys, ja miesten korskeus painuu maahan, ja sinä päivänä Herra yksinänsä on korkea. |
| French | L`homme orgueilleux sera humilié, Et le hautain sera abaissé: L`Éternel seul sera élevé ce jour-l . |
| German | daß sich bücken muß alle Höhe der Menschen und sich demütigen müssen, die hohe Männer sind, und der HERR allein hoch sei zu der Zeit. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Orang sombong akan direndahkan, dan orang angkuh ditundukkan. Hanya TUHAN sendiri yang diagungkan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka pada hari itu segala kebesaran manusia akan ditundukkan dan segala ketinggian orang laki-laki akan direndahkan, maka pada hari itu hanya Tuhan sendiri juga akan mahatinggi. |
| Italian | Sar piegato l'orgoglio degli uomini, sar abbassata l'alterigia umana; sar esaltato il Signore, lui solo in quel giorno |
| Maori | A e whakapikoa iho to te tangata whakapehapeha, e whakaititia iho ana ano hoki te whakakake o nga tangata, ko Ihowa anake e whakanuia i taua ra. |
| Norwegian | Og menneskets overmot blir bøiet, og mennenes stolthet blir ydmyket, og Herren alene er høi på den dag. |
| Rumanian | Mkndria omului va fi smeritq, wi trufia oamenilor va fi plecatq; numai Domnul va fi knqlyat kn ziua aceea. |
| Swedish | Och människornas högmod skall bliva nedböjt och männens övermod nedbrutet, och HERREN allena skall vara hög på den dagen. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "loftiness": loftinesses. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "loftiness": toploftiness. (additional references) | |
Words containing "loftiness": toploftinesses. (additional references) | |
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"Loftiness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Lofotens. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "loftiness" (pronounced 'Loft"i*ness'): Abjectedness, Abjectness, Ableness, Abominableness, Abortiveness, Abruptness, Absentness, Absoluteness, Absorptiveness, Abstemiousness, Abstersiveness, Abstractedness, Abstractiveness, Abstractness, Abstruseness, Absurdness, Abusiveness, Acceptableness, Accessariness, Accessoriness, Accidentalness, Accommodableness, Accommodateness, Accurateness, Accustomedness, Acidness, Acquaintedness, Acquisitiveness, Acrimoniousness, Activeness, Actualness, Acuteness, Adaptedness, Adaptiveness, Adaptness, Addictedness, Addle-patedness, Adeptness, Adequateness, Adhesiveness, Admirableness, Adorableness, Adroitness, Adultness, Advantageousness, Adventurousness, Adverseness, Advisable-ness, Advisedness, Affableness. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-f-i-l-n-o-s-s-t" | |
-2 letters: enlists, entoils, finless, fitness, flossie, infests, insoles, lesions, lioness, listens, nosiest, olefins, silents, softens, softies, stifles, telsons, tinsels, tonsils. | |
-3 letters: elfins, elints, eloins, enlist, enosis, entoil, eosins, essoin, feints, feists, felons, filets, filose, filses, finest, fliest, flints, flites, foists, fossil, infest, inlets, insets, insole, islets, istles, itself, lentos, lesion, lesson, listen, noesis. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-f-i-l-n-o-s-s-t" | |
+1 letter: stoneflies. | |
+2 letters: fieldstones, fosterlings, loftinesses. | |
+3 letters: frictionless, functionless, toploftiness. | |
+4 letters: affectionless, bountifulness, fictionalises, stoloniferous. | |
+5 letters: felicitousness, feuilletonisms, feuilletonists, flagitiousness, flugelhornists, foundationless, frictionlessly, profitableness, toploftinesses. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Quotations: Familiar | 5. Quotations: Speeches 6. Usage Frequency 7. Translations: Modern 8. Translations: Ancient | 9. Bible Trace 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Bibliography |
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