high-flying

high-fly·ing

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahy flahy-ing]
- /haɪ ˈflaɪ ɪŋ/
- /haɪ ˈflaɪɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy flahy-ing]
- /haɪ ˈflaɪ ɪŋ/

Definitions of high-flying word

adjective high-flying moving upward to or along at a considerable height: highflying planes. 1
adjective high-flying extravagant or extreme in aims, opinions, etc.; unduly lofty: highflying ideas about life. 1
adjective high-flying having a high cost or perceived value: the highflying glamour stocks. 1
adjective high-flying A high-flying person is successful or is likely to be successful in their career. 0
adjective high-flying having great ambition or ability 0

See all 5 definitions of high-flying

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Origin of high-flying

First appearance:

before 1575

One of the 34% oldest English words

First recorded in 1575-85; high + flying

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Parts of speech for High-flying

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of High-flying

high-flying popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for high-flying

adjective high-flying

grandiose — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.

Just one Synonym for high-flying