Definitions for high-flown

Definitions for (adj) high-flown

Main entry: elevated, exalted, idealistic, grand, high-flown, high-minded, rarefied, rarified, noble-minded, lofty, sublime

Definition: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

Usage: an exalted ideal; argue in terms of high-flown ideals- Oliver Franks; a noble and lofty concept; a grand purpose


Main entry: high-flown, high-sounding, inflated

Definition: pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)

Usage: high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school; a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution


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