0 the quality of being very serious and important, or morally good: --
His refusal to even discuss her ideas came across as loftiness and condescension.
We must appreciate the loftiness and nobleness of the task which he set for himself.
Factors which lead to pines being targeted are a high resin content, loftiness, and their sharp needles which lend themselves to a high electrical discharge during a thunderstorm.
It is to the loftiness of his thought, rather than to the culture of his mind, that we owe certain pages which are admirable, but not perfect.
Some striking characteristics of the forest are the loftiness of the dominant trees, the straightness of their bole, the abundance of regeneration and the diversity of species.
Notwithstanding the real loftiness and distinguished nature of its quality of tone, there are few instruments that have been more degraded (than the trumpet).
Often calling it style, he defines good style as follows: that it must be clear and avoid extremes of baseness and loftiness.
In domestic life he impressed all who knew him by his loftiness of principle.
And they, as a matter of fact, would take their place in history as geniuses as per their reflective loftiness.
A colleague remembered him as tall, with a countenance that showed the passion of the loftiness of his thought, and with a very gentle manner.
