loftiness
- noun
- /ˈlɔːftɪnəs/
:
majestuosidad
- The loftiness of the mountain range took everyone's breath away.
Examples
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Visitors often admire the loftiness of the cathedral's ceilings, which make the space feel grand and open.
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To my eyes, accustomed to the soaring loftiness of New York architecture, this city seems astonishingly low.
Blog text (22) -
It seemed to Inman that they were at the lip of a cliff, for the smell of the thin air spoke of considerable height, though the fog closed off all visual checks of loftiness.
Fiction book (1997) -
The design of the skyscraper emphasizes its loftiness, creating an impressive skyline.
Synonyms
72
4.5
Great beauty and size that make you feel respect
42
4.3
Great beauty that looks impressive and rich
18
6.5
Being far above other things in place, amount, or strength
15
3.8
Great size or amount that feels almost endless
13
5.0
Great beauty that makes people feel impressed and full of wonder
9
6.1
A quality of strong moral character that earns respect
6
2.8
The size or importance of something
2
3.0
Being very surprising and impressive
1
3.7
A very large size or amount, like a mountain
1
7.9
A quality of being very big, impressive, and heroic
1
4.1
Great size and beauty that makes something look impressive, like a cathedral
1
7.2
A calm, serious, and impressive way of behaving or looking
1
7.7
A quality that makes something seem large and important for a long time
1
5.9
The quality that makes people feel admiration or wonder
1
5.8
Great beauty or success that makes people admire something
1
7.8
A quality that makes something seem very surprising or hard to believe
A state of being very large or amazing that makes people feel wonder
Being extremely large, powerful, or important and making people feel amazed
A quality that makes something look very impressive and dramatic
A quality of being impressive, serious, and deserving respect
A quality that is easy to notice and attracts attention
Antonyms
How Lofty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Loftiness comes from the old word loft, which meant 'air' or 'upper room'. So loftiness can also mean great height or scale, like a cathedral's tall ceiling or a mountain peak that feels impressively high.