lofty style of speech
1lofty — loftily, adv. loftiness, n. /lawf tee, lof /, adj., loftier, loftiest. 1. extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains. 2. exalted in rank, dignity, or character; eminent. 3. elevated in style, tone, or sentiment, as… …
2lofty — loft•y [[t]ˈlɔf ti, ˈlɒf [/t]] adj. loft•i•er, loft•i•est 1) extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains[/ex] 2) exalted in rank, dignity, or character; eminent 3) elevated in style, tone, or sentiment, as writings or …
3grandiloquence — n. Bombast, fustian, turgidity, lofty language, high sounding words, lofty style of speech, high flown language, altiloquence …
4The Well of Loneliness — infobox Book | name = The Well of Loneliness title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of the first edition author = Radclyffe Hall cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English publisher = Jonathan Cape genre = Novel release… …
5magniloquent — [mag nil′ə kwənt] adj. [prob. back form. < magniloquence < L magniloquentia < magniloquus, speaking in a lofty style < magnus, great (see MAGNI ) + loqui, to speak] 1. lofty, pompous, or grandiose in speech or style of expression 2.… …
6magniloquence — mag·nil·o·quence || mæg nɪlÉ™kwÉ™ns n. use of lofty and grandiose words, bombastic style of speech, grandiloquence; boastfulness …
7United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
8international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
9HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization …
10Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …
