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- [hahy-fuh-loot-n]
- /ˌhaɪ fəˈlut n/
- /ˌhaɪ.fəˈluː.tɪn/
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- [hahy-fuh-loot-n]
- /ˌhaɪ fəˈlut n/
Definitions of highfalutin word
- adjective highfalutin pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious. 1
- noun highfalutin (especially of speech, writing, or ideas) pompous or pretentious. 1
- adjective highfalutin pretentiously grand 1
- adjective highfalutin People sometimes use highfalutin to describe something that they think is being made to sound complicated or important in order to impress people. 0
- adjective highfalutin pompous or pretentious 0
- adjective highfalutin ridiculously pretentious or pompous 0
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Origin of highfalutin
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; high + falutin (perhaps orig. flutin, variant of fluting, present participle of flute)
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Parts of speech for Highfalutin
noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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highfalutin popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
highfalutin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for highfalutin
adj highfalutin
- arrogant — Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others.
- boastful — If someone is boastful, they talk too proudly about something that they have done or that they own.
- conceited — If you say that someone is conceited, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they are far too proud of their abilities or achievements.
- grandiose — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
adjective highfalutin
- affected — If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
- high-flown — extravagant in aims, pretensions, etc.
- la-di-da — affected; pretentious; foppish: a la-di-da manner.
- grandiloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- snobbish — of, relating to, or characteristic of a snob: snobbish ideas about rank.
Antonyms for highfalutin
adjective highfalutin
- down-to-earth — practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.
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