| ADJECTIVE | all | high-flown, high-sounding, inflated | pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals) |
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| all | high-flown, exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded | of high moral or intellectual value |
| Meaning | pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals). | |
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| Example | "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school" | |
| Synonyms | high-sounding, inflated | |
| Broader | pretentious | making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | exagerado | |
| Meaning | Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style. | |
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| Example | "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks | |
| Synonyms | exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded | |
| Broader | noble | Having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character |
| Spanish | elevado, noble, sublime | |
| Catalan | elevat, noble | |
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