loftiness
Towering quality above
Loftiness is the quality of being elevated—whether physically, in status, or in manner.
A mountain has loftiness; so does a cathedral ceiling.
Applied to people, loftiness suggests noble ideals or dignified bearing: the loftiness of her ambitions.
But it often carries a negative edge, implying arrogance or condescension: His loftiness made him hard to approach.
Measured height above reference
- elevationHeight above reference point
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- peakUtmost height attained
- heightsVertical measurements or summits
mountaintop · ascent · pinnacle · ridge · plateau · highland · eminence · prominence
Impressive supreme dignity
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
- sublimityExalted, awe-inspiring quality
- gloryExalted honor and praise
resplendence · opulence · stateliness · impressiveness · augustness · regality · monumentality · dignity
Strong desire for achievement
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- visionAbility to see
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- high-mindednessMoral elevation, principled integrity
virtue · honor · integrity · principle · morality · ethics · altruism · magnanimity
Disdainful sense of superiority
- superciliousnessScornful sense of superiority
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
- disdainScornful disregard
- snobberyPretentious social superiority
pomposity · conceit · hubris · aloofness · imperious · overbearing · patronizing · contempt
altitude
Measured height above reference
heights · mountaintop · ascent · pinnacle · ridge · plateau · highland · eminence · prominence · uplift
majesty
Impressive supreme dignity
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
- sublimityExalted, awe-inspiring quality
glory · resplendence · opulence · stateliness · impressiveness · augustness · regality · monumentality · dignity · sovereignty
aspiration
Strong desire for achievement
high-mindedness · virtue · honor · integrity · principle · morality · ethics · altruism · magnanimity · benevolence
haughtiness
Disdainful sense of superiority
- superciliousnessScornful sense of superiority
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
- disdainScornful disregard
snobbery · pomposity · conceit · hubris · aloofness · imperious · overbearing · patronizing · contempt · self-importance
- ego displaysarrogance, vanity, boasting, showboating, braggadocio
- grandeurmagnificence, majesty, splendor, grandness, greatness
- Noble Qualitieshonor, courage, integrity, virtue, kindness
loftinesslowness
Lack of elevation
lowliness · depth · shallowness · flatness · groundedness
loftinessbaseness
Moral worthlessness
depravity · vileness · meanness · ignobility · degradation
loftinesshumility
Freedom from arrogance
modesty · meekness · unpretentiousness · lowliness · humbleness