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English adjective: high-flown

1. high-flown pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)


SamplesHigh-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school.
A high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution.


Synonymshigh-sounding, inflated


Similarpretentious


Domain usagecolloquialism


Antonymsunpretentious

2. high-flown of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style


SamplesAn exalted ideal.
Argue in terms of high-flown ideals.
A noble and lofty concept.
A grand purpose.


Synonymselevated, exalted, grand, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, noble-minded, rarefied, rarified, sublime


Similarnoble


Antonymsignoble









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