how to pronounce lofty

/ˈlɔːftiː/

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lofty is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔː

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iː

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An example use of lofty in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… it can be as lofty as rooting out …”

meanings of lofty

adjective:

Idealistic, implying over-optimism.
Extremely proud; arrogant; haughty.
High, tall, having great height or stature.

name:

Nickname for a tall person.

lofty frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word lofty occurs in english on average 3.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics lofty can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that lofty can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;