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[ adjective ] having low density

Synonyms

rarefied rare

Examples

"rare gasses" "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"

Used in print

(John F. Hayward, "Mimesis and Symbol in the Arts"...)

The artist , unlike the philosopher , is not a removed observer aiming at neutral and rarified high levels of abstraction .

Related terms

thin

2
[ adjective ] reserved for an elite group

Synonyms

rarefied

Related terms

reserved

3
[ adjective ] of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

Examples

"an exalted ideal" "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks "a noble and lofty concept"

Related terms

noble

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