high-minded
Americanadjective
adjective
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having or characterized by high moral principles
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archaic arrogant; haughty
Synonym Usage
See noble.
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Etymology
Origin of high-minded
First recorded in 1495–1505
Example Sentences
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That dynamic may partly account for why other high-minded millennial businesses haven’t fared well.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
It was once the job of “sleazy” tabloids to destroy lives with lurid gossip that titillated the public but lacked public interest in the high-minded sense.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
I want to be very high-minded about this.
From Slate • Nov. 4, 2025
It threatens to drown out their own more high-minded projects.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025
I knew the relaxed patois of the South Side and the high-minded diction of the Ivy League, and now on top of that I spoke Lawyer, too.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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