highbred

high·bred

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-bred]
- /ˈhaɪˌbrɛd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-bred]
- /ˈhaɪˌbrɛd/

Definitions of highbred word

adjective highbred of superior breed. 1
adjective highbred characteristic of superior breeding: highbred manners. 1
noun highbred Bred from superior stock. 1
adjective highbred of high breed, stock, etc 0
adjective highbred of superior stock or breed 0
adjective highbred showing good breeding; cultivated 0

See all 6 definitions of highbred

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Origin of highbred

First appearance:

before 1665

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1665-75; high + bred

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Parts of speech for Highbred

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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highbred popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for highbred

adj highbred

blood — Blood is the red liquid that flows inside your body, which you can see if you cut yourself.
full-blooded — of unmixed ancestry; thoroughbred: a full-blooded Cherokee.
gentle — kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
highborn — of high rank by birth.
imperial — of, like, or pertaining to an empire.

adjective highbred

thoroughbred — of pure or unmixed breed, stock, or lineage, as a horse or other animal; bred from the purest and best blood.
graded — Simple past tense and past participle of grade.

All 17 Synonyms of highbred