different between lofty vs ascendant
lofty
English
Etymology
From Middle English lofty, lofti, lofte (“of high rank; noble; ornate”), equivalent to loft +? -y; see loft (“sky, firmament; upper room”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: l?ft?i, IPA(key): /?l?fti/
- (General American) enPR: lôft?i, IPA(key): /?l??fti/
- (cot–caught merger, Canada) enPR: l?ft?i, IPA(key): /?l?fti/
- Rhymes: -?fti, -??fti
Adjective
lofty (comparative loftier, superlative loftiest)
- high, tall, having great height or stature
- 1885, Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 551:
- When the night was half spent, I rose and walked on, till the day broke in all its beauty and the sun rose over the heads of the lofty hills and athwart the low gravelly plains.
- 1885, Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 551:
- idealistic, implying over-optimism
- a lofty goal
- 2013, Delme Parfitt in Wales Online, Cardiff City 1 - 0 Swansea City: Steven Caulker heads Bluebirds to South Wales derby win (3 November 2013)
- A goal from Steven Caulker, just after the hour mark, was enough to hand victory to Malky Mackay's men, with Swansea falling some way short of the lofty standards they have set previously at this level.
- extremely proud; arrogant; haughty
- F. Harrison
- that lofty pity with which prosperous folk are apt to remember their grandfathers
- F. Harrison
Synonyms
- (having great height or stature): noble, honorable
Antonyms
- (having great height or stature): mean, ignoble
- (idealistic): familiar, vulgar
Related terms
- loft
- aloft
Translations
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ascendant
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French ascendant, from Latin ascendens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??s?nd?nt/
Adjective
ascendant (comparative more ascendant, superlative most ascendant)
- Rising, moving upward.
- Surpassing or controlling.
- An ascendant spirit above him.
- 1848, John Stuart Mill, Principles of Political Economy
- The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth.
Translations
Noun
ascendant (plural ascendants)
- Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency.
- One man has the ascendant over another.
- 1769, William Robertson, History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V:
- Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a parent.
- An ancestor (antonym of descendant)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ayliffe to this entry?)
- (usu. followed by to) A royal heir assuming (a place of power)
- Ascent; height; elevation.
- (astrology) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Burke to this entry?)
Translations
Related terms
- ascend
- ascent
- ascendance
- ascendancy/ascendency
- ascending
- ascender
Anagrams
- adnascent
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ascendens, ascendentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.s??.d??/
Verb
ascendant
- present participle of ascendre
Adjective
ascendant (feminine singular ascendante, masculine plural ascendants, feminine plural ascendantes)
- ascendant
Derived terms
- compatibilité ascendante
Noun
ascendant m (plural ascendants)
- (astrology) ascendant
- supremacy, ascendancy
- (genealogy) ancestor, forefather, progenitor
Further reading
- “ascendant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
ascendant
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of ascend?
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