different between lofty vs nobel

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)

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. extremely proud; arrogant; haughty
   • F. Harrison

     that lofty pity with which prosperous folk are apt to remember their grandfathers

Synonyms

• (having great height or stature): noble, honorable

Antonyms

• (having great height or stature): mean, ignoble
• (idealistic): familiar, vulgar

Related terms

• loft
• aloft

Translations

English

Adjective

nobel

1. Misspelling of noble.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nobel.

Pronunciation

Adjective

nobel (comparative nobeler, superlative nobelste)

1. noble, honourable

   Synonym: edel

German

Etymology

From French noble, from Latin nobilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?no?b?l/

Adjective

nobel (comparative nobler, superlative am nobelsten)

1. noble, honourable

Declension

Further reading

• “nobel” in Duden online

Italian

Noun

nobel m or f (invariable)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Nobel (“Nobel Prize winner”)

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French noble.

Adjective

n?bel

1. noble, of noble birth

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: nobel

Further reading

• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “nobel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?.b?l/

Noun

nobel m inan

1. nobelium (chemical element, No, atomic number 102)
2. noble (medieval coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries)

Spanish

Noun

nobel m (plural nobel)

1. Nobel Prize

   Synonym: Premio Nobel

Noun

nobel m or f (plural nobel)

1. Nobel Prize winner

   Synonym: premio nobel

Swedish

Adjective

nobel

1. noble (having honorable qualities)

Declension

Anagrams

• noble