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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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imperial
English
Etymology
From Middle English imperial, from Old French imperial, from Latin imperi?lis (“of the empire or emperor, imperial”), from imperium (“empire, imperial government”) + -?lis, from imper? (“command, order”), from im- (“form of in”) + par? (“prepare, arrange; intend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?p?.?i.?l/
Adjective
imperial (comparative more imperial, superlative most imperial)
- Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
- Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
- Very grand or fine.
- Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.
Synonyms
- (humorous): in old money
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
imperial (countable and uncountable, plural imperials)
- A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
- (paper, printing) A writing paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches, or printing paper measuring 32 × 22 inches.
- (card games, uncountable) A card game differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump.
- (card games, countable) Any of several combinations of cards which score in this game.
- A crown imperial.
- Is all too fettered for the poet's powers,
- Compelled to crowd his flush and airy flowers
- Like pots of tall imperials, ill at ease.
- A tuft of hair on the lower lip (so called from its use by Napoleon III).
- Synonym: royal
- A kind of dome, as in Moorish buildings.
- (historical) An outside seat on a diligence.
- (countable, uncountable) A variety of green tea.
Usage notes
- A champagne or Burgundy wine bottle with the same volume would be called a Methuselah.
Anagrams
- Palmieri
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imperi?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /im.p?.?i?al/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /im.pe.?i?al/
Adjective
imperial (masculine and feminine plural imperials)
- imperial
Derived terms
- imperialisme
- imperialista
Related terms
- emperador
- imperi
Further reading
- “imperial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “imperial” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “imperial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “imperial” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Adjective
imperial m or f (plural imperiais)
- imperial
Derived terms
- imperialismo
- imperialista
Related terms
- imperio
Further reading
- “imperial” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- inperial, imperyal, inperyal, imperyall, imperiall, emperiall, empirial
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French imperial, emperial, from Latin imperi?lis; equivalent to emperie +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /imp?ri?a?l/, /im?p??rial/, /?m-/
Adjective
imperial (plural and weak singular imperiale)
- Imperial; related to or being of an empire or its ruler.
- Befitting or appropriate for someone of imperial rank; superb.
- Unsurpassed, unmatched; lacking an equal or equivalent.
Descendants
- English: imperial
- Scots: imperial
References
- “imperi??l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-24.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imperi?lis.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: im?pe?ri?al
Adjective
imperial m or f (plural imperiais, comparable)
- imperial
Derived terms
- imperialismo
- imperialista
Related terms
- império
- imperador
Noun
imperial f (plural imperiais)
- (Portugal, regional) draft beer
- 2013, Afonso Cruz, Alice Vieira, André Gago, Catarina Fonseca, David Machado, Isabel Stidwell, José Fanha, A misteriosa mulher da ópera, Leya ?ISBN, page 155
- «Traga-me mais uma imperial», disse eu ao empregado. Tinha uma praticamente cheia, mas não gosto de ser apanhado desprevenido. O Juvenal julgou que era para ele e agradeceu, eu disse-lhe «nada», e peguei na imperial, passei as ...
- Synonyms: (Portugal, regional) fino, (Brazil) chope
- 2013, Afonso Cruz, Alice Vieira, André Gago, Catarina Fonseca, David Machado, Isabel Stidwell, José Fanha, A misteriosa mulher da ópera, Leya ?ISBN, page 155
Further reading
- “imperial” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French impérial and Latin imperi?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?im.pe.ri?al/
Adjective
imperial m or n (feminine singular imperial?, masculine plural imperiali, feminine and neuter plural imperiale)
- imperial
Declension
Related terms
- imperialism
- imperiu
- împ?rat
Scots
Adjective
imperial (comparative mair imperial, superlative maist imperial)
- imperial
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imperi?lis (“of the empire or emperor, imperial”), from imperium (“empire, imperial government”) + -?lis, from imper? (“command, order”), from im- (“form of in”) + par? (“prepare, arrange; intend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /impe??jal/, [?m.pe??jal]
Adjective
imperial (plural imperiales)
- imperial
Derived terms
- cormorán imperial
- garza imperial
- imperialismo
- imperialista
- manjar imperial
Related terms
- emperador
- imperio
Further reading
- “imperial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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