loftinessn.

Brit.

/ˈlɒftɪnᵻs/,

/ˈlɔːftɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈlɔfdinᵻs/,

/ˈlɑfdinᵻs/

Etymology: < lofty adj. + -ness suffix.

a. The attribute of being lofty, in senses of the adjective.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [noun]

highnesseOE

orgelnessOE

orgelOE

orgula1200

hautainesse1297

deignoushedec1330

daina1400

hautesse1399

hautainetya1450

orgulitya1470

courage1484

haughtness1489

stateliness1509

stomacha1513

heighta1525

stiffness1526

fastidie1536

disdainfulness1548

loftiness1548

fastidiousness?1555

haughtiness1555

high-mindedness1571

squeamishness1580

hichtiness1596

morguec1598

signory1598

superciliosity1606

overliness1610

superciliousness1622

excelsity1623

hauteura1628

cavalierism1643

supercilium1657

condescendency1667

supercile1679

uncondescension1681

superbness1682

fastidiosity1704

condescension1752

aristocratism1792

aristocracy1822

patricianism1826

touch-me-not-ishness1836

cavalierishness1860

patronization1944

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [noun] > majestic quality

loftiness1663

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > loftiness or grandiloquence

magnificence1481

stateliness1550

sublimity1581

grandiloquence1589

sublimenessa1599

magniloquency1615

magniloquence1623

elevationa1639

rotundity1655

grandiloquy1656

magniloquy1656

grandeur1657

loftiness1663

magnificentness1727

altiloquence1775

grandiosity1801

grandioso1816

grandiloquent1829

ororotundity1831

ororotundoism1840

orotundity1909

society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [noun]

nobleyec1300

noblenessa1382

celsitude1570

raisedness1645

heroicalness1647

celsity1656

exaltedness1659

heroism1672

loftinessa1677

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [noun] > above a certain level > great or considerable

highnesseOE

heighta1400

tallness1535

excelsity1623

precipice1650

celsitude1678

loftiness1781

1548 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Elatio, loftynesse, hautenesse.

1560 Bible (Geneva) Isa. ii. 17 The loftines of men shalbe abased.

1583 P. Barrough Methode of Phisicke iv. ii. 173 Their face is redde, and there is loftines of the pulses.

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. 198 Gallop the straite ring about with a little more firme loftinesse.

1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. i. 8 His speech In loftiness of sound was rich.

a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1686) III. 248 Solomon..did himself compose above a thousand songs; whereof one yet extant declareth the loftiness of his fancy.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. xxxi. 218 The loftiness of these buildings..was the cause of frequent and fatal accidents.

1822 C. Lamb in London Mag. Feb. 176/2 Bensley threw over the part an air of Spanish loftiness.

a1840 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) 3rd Ser. 194 Martin gained more by loftiness than others by servility.

1884 Manch. Examiner 27 Nov. 5/5 A..chamber..160 feet long..and of a corresponding loftiness.

1885 Sir W. M. Conway in Mag. of Art Sept. 463/1 Men..of dignity of thought and loftiness of feeling.

b. Used as a mock title of dignity.

ΚΠ

1599 Master Broughtons Lett. Answered vii. 21 Were he so vnlearned, as your Loftines makes him.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	loftiness
释义	loftinessn. Brit. /ˈlɒftɪnᵻs/, /ˈlɔːftɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈlɔfdinᵻs/, /ˈlɑfdinᵻs/ Etymology: < lofty adj. + -ness suffix. a. The attribute of being lofty, in senses of the adjective. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [noun] highnesseOE orgelnessOE orgelOE orgula1200 hautainesse1297 deignoushedec1330 daina1400 hautesse1399 hautainetya1450 orgulitya1470 courage1484 haughtness1489 stateliness1509 stomacha1513 heighta1525 stiffness1526 fastidie1536 disdainfulness1548 loftiness1548 fastidiousness?1555 haughtiness1555 high-mindedness1571 squeamishness1580 hichtiness1596 morguec1598 signory1598 superciliosity1606 overliness1610 superciliousness1622 excelsity1623 hauteura1628 cavalierism1643 supercilium1657 condescendency1667 supercile1679 uncondescension1681 superbness1682 fastidiosity1704 condescension1752 aristocratism1792 aristocracy1822 patricianism1826 touch-me-not-ishness1836 cavalierishness1860 patronization1944 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [noun] > majestic quality loftiness1663 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > loftiness or grandiloquence magnificence1481 stateliness1550 sublimity1581 grandiloquence1589 sublimenessa1599 magniloquency1615 magniloquence1623 elevationa1639 rotundity1655 grandiloquy1656 magniloquy1656 grandeur1657 loftiness1663 magnificentness1727 altiloquence1775 grandiosity1801 grandioso1816 grandiloquent1829 ororotundity1831 ororotundoism1840 orotundity1909 society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [noun] nobleyec1300 noblenessa1382 celsitude1570 raisedness1645 heroicalness1647 celsity1656 exaltedness1659 heroism1672 loftinessa1677 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [noun] > above a certain level > great or considerable highnesseOE heighta1400 tallness1535 excelsity1623 precipice1650 celsitude1678 loftiness1781 1548 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Elatio, loftynesse, hautenesse. 1560 Bible (Geneva) Isa. ii. 17 The loftines of men shalbe abased. 1583 P. Barrough Methode of Phisicke iv. ii. 173 Their face is redde, and there is loftines of the pulses. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. 198 Gallop the straite ring about with a little more firme loftinesse. 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. i. 8 His speech In loftiness of sound was rich. a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1686) III. 248 Solomon..did himself compose above a thousand songs; whereof one yet extant declareth the loftiness of his fancy. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. xxxi. 218 The loftiness of these buildings..was the cause of frequent and fatal accidents. 1822 C. Lamb in London Mag. Feb. 176/2 Bensley threw over the part an air of Spanish loftiness. a1840 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) 3rd Ser. 194 Martin gained more by loftiness than others by servility. 1884 Manch. Examiner 27 Nov. 5/5 A..chamber..160 feet long..and of a corresponding loftiness. 1885 Sir W. M. Conway in Mag. of Art Sept. 463/1 Men..of dignity of thought and loftiness of feeling. b. Used as a mock title of dignity. ΚΠ 1599 Master Broughtons Lett. Answered vii. 21 Were he so vnlearned, as your Loftines makes him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1548
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