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say it: LAWF-tee
lofty is an adjective meaning "of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style". It is pronounced /ˈlɔfti/ — LAWF-tee. It carries 3 recorded senses.
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
“an exalted ideal”
“argue in terms of high-flown ideals”
“a noble and lofty concept”
“a grand purpose”
having or displaying great dignity or nobility
“a gallant pageant”
“lofty ships”
“majestic cities”
“proud alpine peaks”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for lofty come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.