Rarefied - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈrerəfaɪd|
Brit.
|ˈreərɪfaɪd|
adjective
- having low density (syn: rare)
lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air
- of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style (syn: elevated, exalted, grand, high-flown, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, noble-minded, sublime)Extra examples
It's difficult to breathe in the rarefied air near the mountain's peak.
The abstraction is so rarefied as to become fallacious.
...a novitiate in the rarefied world of international diplomacy, the recently appointed ambassador is treading cautiously...
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