high-minded
31high-flown — adjective 1. pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals) high flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school a high sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution • Syn: ↑high sounding, ↑inflated • Similar to …
32high — Synonyms and related words: Dutch courage, Gymnasium, Hydromatic, Latin school, Olympian, Realgymnasium, Realschule, a bit much, a high, abandoned, above, abovestairs, academy, accented, acme, acute, aerial, afflicted, aged, aggrandized, agog,… …
33minded — adj. 1 (in comb.) a inclined to think in some specified way (mathematically minded; fair minded). b having a specified kind of mind (high minded). c interested in or enthusiastic about a specified thing (car minded). 2 (usu. foll. by to + infin.) …
34high-mindedly — adverb in a high minded manner he talks high mindedly, but we don t know whether he acts according to his principles • Derived from adjective: ↑high minded …
35high — 1. adjective 1) a high mountain Syn: tall, lofty, towering, soaring, elevated, giant, big; multistory, high rise Ant: short, low 2) a high position in the government …
36high principled — Synonyms and related words: Christian, blameless, clean, creditable, decent, erect, estimable, ethical, fair, full of integrity, good, high minded, highly respectable, honest, honorable, immaculate, inviolate, irreproachable, just, law abiding,… …
37high-mindedness — noun elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued • Syn: ↑idealism, ↑noble mindedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑noble minded (for: ↑noble mindedness), ↑idealistic ( …
38high flown — Synonyms and related words: Gongoresque, Johnsonian, absurd, affected, aggrandized, ambitious, amplified, arrogant, ballyhooed, bedizened, beyond belief, big, big sounding, bizarre, bombastic, classy, cockamamie, condescending, convoluted, crazy …
39high-toned — a. 1. Acute, sharp, shrill, high. 2. Noble, honorable. See high minded, 2 …
40high-mindedly — adverb see high minded …
