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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
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High-minded — High mind ed, a. 1. Proud; arrogant. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Be not high minded, but fear. Rom. xi. 20. [1913 Webster] 2. Having, or characterized by, honorable pride; of or pertaining to elevated principles and feelings; magnanimous; opposed to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
high-minded — c.1500, arrogant; 1550s, morally lofty, from HIGH (Cf. high) (adj.) + MINDED (Cf. minded). Related: High mindedness … Etymology dictionary
high-minded — adj having very high moral standards or principles ▪ a high minded sermon on charity >high mindedly adv >high mindedness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
high-minded — I adjective admirable, conscientious, estimable, ethical, fair, firm in principle, high principled, honest, honorable, incorrupt, incorruptible, meritorious, moral, noble, principled, reputable, respectable, right minded, righteous, scrupulous,… … Law dictionary
high-minded — [hī′mīn′did] adj. 1. Obs. haughty; proud; arrogant 2. having or showing high ideals, principles, etc. high mindedly adv. high mindedness n … English World dictionary
high-minded — adjective showing strong moral principles … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
high-minded — [adj] principled chivalrous, conscientious, ethical, honest, moral, noble, righteous, upright, virtuous; concept 545 … New thesaurus
high-minded — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having strong moral principles … English terms dictionary
high-minded — ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is high minded, you think they have strong moral principles. The President s hopes for the country were high minded, but too vague... She belonged to a high minded group of ladies who met and discussed Works of… … English dictionary
high-minded — adjective high minded civil libertarians Syn: high principled, principled, honorable, moral, upright, upstanding, right minded, noble, good, honest, decent, ethical, righteous, virtuous, worthy, idealistic Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
high-minded — adjective having very high moral standards or principles: a high minded sermon on charity high mindedly adverb high mindedness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
