Synonyms for high-minded

Grammar : Adj

Spell : hahy-mahyn-did

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhaɪˈmaɪn dɪd

Définition of high-minded

Origin : c.1500, "arrogant;" 1550s, "morally lofty," from high (adj.) + minded. Related: High-mindedness.

adj principled

Example sentences :

What contempt must she not feel for him, she who was so upright, so high-minded?
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

But he is high-minded, and possesses much intelligence and cultivation.
Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 » by Various

She was high-minded, and high-spirited, and not without a dash of romance.
Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI » by Various

They can afford to be high-minded, and generous, and noble-hearted, as much as they please.
Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever

Then we shall all be able to afford to be noble and high-minded.
Extract from : « All Roads Lead to Calvary » by Jerome K. Jerome

He has been deeply hurt, and he is too high-minded to talk about it.
Extract from : « True Words for Brave Men » by Charles Kingsley

The Master said, A gentleman is high-minded, not proud; the small man is proud, but not high-minded.
Extract from : « The Sayings Of Confucius » by Confucius

A light seemed to burst on Edouard from that high-minded, sorrow-stricken face.
Extract from : « White Lies » by Charles Reade

He had been at Oxford with the late Archibald Rennes, an odd fellow but high-minded.
Extract from : « Robert Orange » by John Oliver Hobbes

The heroic, the high-minded, the hapless Tecumseh was fallen.
Extract from : « Burl » by Morrison Heady

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