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high-minded

[ hahy-mahyn-did ]

/ ˈhaɪˈmaɪn dɪd /

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adjective

having or showing high, exalted principles or feelings.

Origin of high-minded

First recorded in 1495–1505

SYNONYMS FOR high-minded

principled, honest, fair, ethical, idealistic, scrupulous. See noble.

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OTHER WORDS FROM high-minded

high-mind·ed·ly, adverb high-mind·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby high-minded

high-level language, high-level waste, high-low, high-low-jack, high-maintenance, high-minded, high-muck-a-muck, high-necked, high-occupancy vehicle, high-occupancy vehicle lane, high-octane

Example sentences from the Web for high-minded

At the very least, he would make a thoughtful and high-minded sparring partner for Clinton in the debates that lie ahead.

Wait a Minute, Clinton Coronators—Here Comes Jim Webb |Eleanor Clift |September 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And Rose, of course, has hosted his high-minded eponymous PBS show for two decades.

‘CBS This Morning’ Success Brings With It a Certain Swagger |David Freedlander |July 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
For him to present it as a high-minded attempt to empower voters shows what nerve the guy has.

Christie: Reviews Are In and Not Good |Michael Tomasky |June 5, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Inaugurals are supposed to be high-minded and conciliatory, right?

Why Obama Needs to Deliver a Tough Inaugural |Michael Tomasky |January 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

It is hate and hyper-partisan paranoia masquerading as high-minded patriotism.

The Obama Haters Book Club: The Canon Swells |John Avlon |October 26, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
"You heard aright," answered Folko, looking with fond delight on the delicate yet high-minded lady.

Sintram and His Companions |Friedrich de la Motte Fouque
No high-minded man, no high-minded boy or girl, would do such a thing.

The Upward Path |Various
Our friends are nice and high-minded, and all that, and the other side doesn't get turned around.

Six Girls and Bob |Marion Ames Taggart
And it is because I am so sure of your high-minded generosity and—and thorough devotion, that I have ventured to speak to you.

The Eustace Diamonds |Anthony Trollope
He was not a high-minded man in any sense of the word, and he was hopelessly, irretrievably frivolous.

Essays |Arthur Christopher Benson

British Dictionary definitions for high-minded

high-minded

adjective

having or characterized by high moral principles

archaic arrogant; haughty

Derived forms of high-minded

high-mindedly, adverb high-mindedness, noun