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- [rair-uh-fahyd]
- /ˈrɛər əˌfaɪd/
- /ˈreə.rɪ.faɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rair-uh-fahyd]
- /ˈrɛər əˌfaɪd/
Definitions of rarefied word
- adjective rarefied extremely high or elevated; lofty; exalted: the rarefied atmosphere of a scholarly symposium. 1
- adjective rarefied of, belonging to, or appealing to an exclusive group; select; esoteric: rarefied tastes. 1
- verb with object rarefied to make rare or rarer; make less dense: to rarefy a gas. 1
- verb with object rarefied to make more refined, spiritual, or exalted. 1
- verb without object rarefied to become rare or less dense; become thinned: Moisture rarefies when heated. 1
- adjective rarefied air: thin 1
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Origin of rarefied
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35; rarefy + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Rarefied
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rarefied popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
rarefied usage trend in Literature
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adj rarefied
- airy — If a building or room is airy, it has a lot of fresh air inside, usually because it is large.
- asomatous — having no material body; incorporeal.
- beanstalk — the stem of a bean plant
- discarnate — without a physical body; incorporeal.
- fairier — (in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
adjective rarefied
- abstruse — You can describe something as abstruse if you find it difficult to understand, especially when you think it could be explained more simply.
- ethereal — Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
- fleshless — Without flesh, lacking flesh.
- nonmaterial — not material or composed of matter.
- numinous — of, relating to, or like a numen; spiritual or supernatural.
verb rarefied
- depurated — Simple past tense and past participle of depurate.
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