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The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.
Albert Schweitzer

Meaning of "loftier" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOFTIER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOFTIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Loftier is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOFTIER

loerie
loess
loessal
loessial
Loewe
Loewi
loft
loft conversion
lofter
loftiest
loftily
loftiness
loftless
loftlike
loftsman
loftsmen
lofty
log
log cabin

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOFTIER

bustier
Cartier
Charpentier
chocolatier
courtier
craftier
draftier
frontier
Gaultier
Gautier
heftier
niftier
partier
Pelletier
prettier
quartier
shiftier
thriftier
tier
Whittier

Synonyms and antonyms of loftier in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «LOFTIER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «loftier» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of loftier

Translation of «loftier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOFTIER

Find out the translation of loftier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of loftier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «loftier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

崇高
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

más elevada
570 millions of speakers

English

loftier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

loftier
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أسمى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

возвышеннее
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mais elevada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

loftier
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plus haute
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lebih tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

loftier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

loftier
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

숭고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Loftier
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loftier
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதைவிட மிக உயர்ந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लठ्ठ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüce
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

più alta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

loftier
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

піднесеніше
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mai mare inaltime
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

loftier
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veel meer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

loftier
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

luftig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of loftier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOFTIER»

The term «loftier» is regularly used and occupies the 62.327 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOFTIER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about loftier

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4 QUOTES WITH «LOFTIER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word loftier.
1
Henry Van Dyke
There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.
2
Thomas a Kempis
The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.
3
Albert Schweitzer
The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.
4
John Wycliffe
The higher the hill, the stronger the wind: so the loftier the life, the stronger the enemy's temptations.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOFTIER»

Discover the use of loftier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to loftier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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American Medicine
I myself have never seen typhoid fever complicated with diphtheria according to the modern etiologic view, with the demonstration of the Klebs-Loftier bacilli." This view is not correct. In 1893, F. H. Williams' of Boston, reported a case in which ...
‎1901
2
Seasons of Life: A Poetic Anthology
These things shall be,—a loftier race Than e'er the world hath known shall rise With flame of freedom in their souls, And light of knowledge in their eyes. They shall be gentle, brave and strong To spill no drop of blood, but dare All that may ...
Jim Herrick
3
The Three Ages of the Interior Life: Prelude of Eternal Life:
Which of these two terminologies is the loftier depends on the principle formulatedby Aristotle andoften recalled bySt.Thomas:“Theterms of language are the signs of our ideas, and our ideas are the similitude of realities.”1175 The more ...
Reverend Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange O.P., Catholic Way Publishing, 2014
4
Loftier Learning Dyslexia and Reading Lag Assessment Strategies
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Bonnie Lynn Wilde, 2007
5
A System of practical medicine
Further research has largely dispelled the confusion which his discoveries seemed to make. Hofmann's results were similar to those of Loftier, in that he found the virulent bacillus in all of 8 cases of true diphtheria, but in further search he was ...
Alfred Lebbeus Loomis, 1897
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Poems
"O FRIEND, BEGIN A LOFTIER SONG." FRIEND, begin a loftier song. Confusion falls upon your mind; A sense of evil makes you blind ; " What use," you say, " is it to be ? I know not GOD, GOD knows not me ! " O friend, begin a loftier song.
Elizabeth Stoddard, 1895
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Wisdom of the Ages
George A. Fuller. Unfettered be all thy wings! Swift, oh, soul, be thy onward flight beyond those white lighted sphereswhere archangels dwell. Rise, oh, my soul, to still loftier heights— Unfetteredbe allthywings! Behold where dwell the sons of ...
George A. Fuller
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Pathways of Buddhist Thought: Essays from The Wheel
'It is, venerable sir, asplendour greater and loftier thanwhich there is none. That is the Highest Splendour.' 'But, Udāyi, what isthat splendour greater and loftier thanwhich there is none?' 'It is, venerable sir, the Highest Splendour greaterand ...
Ven Nyanaponika, 2013
9
Bulletin
... of the Lord, For peace at last must reign. — Virginia Journal of Education. A LOFTIER RACE. (Tune: Duke Street.) " These things shall be! A loftier race Than e'er the world hath known shall rise, With flame of freedom in their souls And light  ...
United States. Bureau of Education, 1913
10
The Christian Wordsworth, 1798-1805: New Perspectives in ...
Equally revealing, however, is Wordsworth's passing reference to "a loftier song." Coleridge's advocacy of this more ambitious undertaking helps explain why Coleridge, as Jonathan Wordsworth points out (NCP 26n.2), looms so large in ...
William A. Ulmer, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOFTIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term loftier is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kim Kardashian's selfish quest for a sense of self - Books - Haaretz …
... the subject, artist, gallerist, collector and critic all at once – Kardashian gave up all of these for the sake of a much loftier goal: being a sexpot. «Haaretz, Jul 15»
2
Four Griz make preseason all-Big Sky, ISU leads with 6 : Big-sky …
Expectations are even loftier for 2015 with the number of high-caliber players returning this fall. The Bengals, for so long the doormat of the Big ... «Ravalli Republic, Jul 15»
3
Shia LaBeouf back for Transformers 5? | moviepilot.com
But now that Michael Bay has left the Transformers Franchise to pursue loftier projects, could LaBeouf reprise his role? Hmmm... Not unless ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
4
China, Basketball, and Online Sales Help Nike Shine -- The Motley …
China, the Basketball segment, and online sales will be the catalysts that propel Nike to even loftier heights. The company pays a small ... «Motley Fool, Jul 15»
5
Kim Kardashian's selfish quest for a sense of self
... the subject, artist, gallerist, collector and critic all at once – Kardashian gave up all of these for the sake of a much loftier goal: being a sexpot. «Haaretz, Jul 15»
6
Miami Heat, Josh Richardson make strides in NBA summer league …
... that plays well at the rim or running the wing, but the skill set remains below standard for a team with much loftier standards this time around. «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
7
FOOTBALL: RCC playing the recruiting game
... premier programs in the state and has been consistently recognized as a top-10 program nationally, is loaded with players with loftier goals. «Press-Enterprise, Jul 15»
8
Soccer: Behind a great woman, there's a man - Burlington County …
Phase 4 establishes an even loftier challenge — to become the greatest soccer player ever by the 2020 Olympics. “Being a good coach is ... «Burlington County Times, Jul 15»
9
Jake DeZoort set to compete at U.S. Junior Amateur
His last tournament was one of his loftier accomplishments. DeZoort competed in the U.S. Junior Amateur qualifier at the Country Club of ... «Tuscaloosa News, Jul 15»
10
Jules Witcover: Scott Walker shouldn't crown himself too soon
Most presidential candidates routinely dismiss any such vice-presidential talk even more emphatically than that, as a kiss of death to their loftier ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»

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