high-toned

high-tone

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahy tohn]
- /haɪ toʊn/
- /haɪ təʊnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy tohn]
- /haɪ toʊn/

Definitions of high-toned word

adjective high-toned having high principles; dignified. 1
adjective high-toned having or aspiring to good taste, high standards, or refinement: He writes for a high-toned literary review. 1
adjective high-toned affectedly stylish or genteel. 1
adjective high-toned having a superior social, moral, or intellectual quality 0
adjective high-toned affectedly superior 0
adjective high-toned high in tone 0

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Origin of high-toned

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1770-80

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Parts of speech for High-toned

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of High-toned

high-toned popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.