high-minded
11high-minded — adjective having very high moral standards or principles: a high minded sermon on charity high mindedly adverb high mindedness noun (U) …
12high-minded — /ˈhaɪ maɪndəd / (say huy muynduhd) adjective 1. having or showing high, exalted principles or feelings: *woe the land whose women are less high minded than the men. –anne summers, 1975. 2. proud or arrogant. –high mindedly, adverb –high… …
13high-minded — adjective Date: 1556 marked by elevated principles and feelings; also pretentious < too high minded to read any fiction Alfred Kazin > • high mindedly adverb • high mindedness noun …
14high-minded — high mindedly, adv. high mindedness, n. /huy muyn did/, adj. having or showing high, exalted principles or feelings. [1495 1505] Syn. principled, honest, fair, ethical, idealistic, scrupulous. See noble. * * * …
15high-minded — high′ mind′ed adj. having or showing exalted principles or feelings • Etymology: 1495–1505 high′ mind′ed•ly, adv. high′ mind′ed•ness, n. syn: See noble …
16high-minded — Synonyms and related words: Christian, big, bighearted, blameless, chivalrous, clean, creditable, decent, elevated, erect, estimable, ethical, exalted, fair, full of integrity, generous, good, great, great of heart, greathearted, handsome, heroic …
17high-minded — a. 1. Proud, arrogant, haughty, lofty. 2. Noble, honorable, elevated, lofty, great minded, magnanimous, high toned, firm in principle …
18high-minded — adj. 1 having high moral principles. 2 archaic proud. Derivatives: high mindedly adv. high mindedness n …
19high-minded — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. principled, idealistic. See belief. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. honorable, conscientious, ethical; see decent 2 , honest 1 , noble 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. ethical, moral,… …
20high-minded — adjective having strong moral principles. Derivatives high mindedly adverb high mindedness noun …
