Rarified — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having low density

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; ; - Oliver Franks

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɑːɹɹᵻfˌaɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɑːɹɪfˌaɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɑːɹɪfˌaɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɑːɹɹᵻfˌaɪd/.

Examples

rare gasses
lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air
an exalted ideal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exalted sublime high-flown idealistic elevated grand noble-minded rarefied high-minded lofty rare

Parts of Speech

adjective	having low density “rare gasses”
adjective	of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; ; - Oliver Franks “an exalted ideal”

Word Forms

rarity	noun	a rarified quality
grandness	noun	the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
high-mindedness	noun	elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued
idealism	noun	elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued
noble-mindedness	noun	elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verfeinert

mit geringer Dichte

🇫🇷French

raréfié

ayant une faible densité

🇪🇸Spanish

enrarecido

tener baja densidad

🇮🇹Italian

rarefatto

avente una bassa densità

🇳🇱Dutch

zeldzaam

met een lage dichtheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

rarefeito

tendo baixa densidade

🇷🇺Russian

редкий

имеющий низкую плотность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुर्लभ

कम घनत्व होना

🇮🇳Tamil

அரிதான

குறைந்த அடர்த்தி கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

అరుదైన

తక్కువ సాంద్రత కలిగి

🇮🇳Marathi

दुर्मिळ

कमी घनता असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુર્લભ

ઓછી ઘનતા ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪರೂಪದ

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಸಾಂದ್ರತೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപൂർവ്വമായി

കുറഞ്ഞ സാന്ദ്രത ഉള്ളത്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

稀有的

具有低密度

🇯🇵Japanese

珍しい

密度が低い

🇰🇷Korean

정제된

밀도가 낮은

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quý hiếm

có mật độ thấp

🇹🇭Thai

หายาก

มีความหนาแน่นต่ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

diklarifikasi

mempunyai kepadatan yang rendah

🇵🇭Filipino

nararified

pagkakaroon ng mababang density

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نادر

وجود كثافة منخفضة

🇮🇷Persian

نادر است

دارای چگالی کم

🇹🇷Turkish

nadir

düşük yoğunluğa sahip

🇮🇱Hebrew

הבהיר

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