HyperDic: highfalutin

English > 1 sense of the word highfalutin:
ADJECTIVEallhighfalutin, grandiose, hifalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-daaffectedly genteel
highfalutin > pronunciation
Soundshhay.fahluw'tihn
RhymesAdrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn...
English > highfalutin: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningaffectedly genteel.
Synonymsgrandiose, hifalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da
Broaderpretentiousmaking claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
Spanisharrogante, presumido

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