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high flown
Overview of adj high-flown
The adj high-flown has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. high-flown, high-sounding, inflated -- (pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution")
2. exalted, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded -- (of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose")
Antonyms of adj high-flown
2 senses of high-flown
Sense 1
high-flown, high-sounding, inflated
INDIRECT (VIA pretentious) -> unpretentious
Sense 2
exalted, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded
INDIRECT (VIA noble) -> ignoble
Similarity of adj high-flown
2 senses of high-flown
Sense 1
high-flown, high-sounding, inflated
=> pretentious (vs. unpretentious)
Sense 2
exalted, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded
=> noble (vs. ignoble)
Pertainyms of adj high-flown
Attributes of adj high-flown
Domain of adj high-flown
1 of 2 senses of high-flown
Sense 1
high-flown, high-sounding, inflated
USAGE>(noun) colloquialism#1
Domain Terms of adj high-flown
Familiarity of adj high-flown
high-flown used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj high-flown
high-flown
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