Transcription
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- [hahy flohn]
- /haɪ floʊn/
- /haɪ fləʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahy flohn]
- /haɪ floʊn/
Definitions of high-flown word
- adjective high-flown extravagant in aims, pretensions, etc. 1
- adjective high-flown pretentiously lofty; bombastic: We couldn't endure his high-flown oratory. 1
- adjective high-flown High-flown language is very grand, formal, or literary. 0
- adjective high-flown extravagant or pretentious in conception or intention 0
- adjective high-flown extravagantly ambitious or aspiring 0
- adjective high-flown high-sounding but meaningless; bombastic 0
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Origin of high-flown
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for High-flown
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
high-flown popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for high-flown
adj high-flown
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- grandiloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- grandiose — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- inflated — distended with air or gas; swollen.
- showy — making an imposing display: showy flowers.
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