rarefied

[ UK /ɹˈe‍əfa‍ɪd/ ]
[ US /ˈɹɛɹəfaɪd/ ]

ADJECTIVE

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
an exalted ideal
argue in terms of high-flown ideals
a grand purpose
a noble and lofty concept
having low density
lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air
rare gasses

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How To Use rarefied In A Sentence

Like all literary feuds it began in a suitably rarefied atmosphere. Times, Sunday Times
In these rarefied circles, being green brings cachet. Times, Sunday Times
The lad and devoted dad must overcome corruption and indifference as they strive to make it in the rarefied world of the concert musician without connections.
You breathe this rarefied air for a very short time. The Sun
She seemed to exist in a rarefied air of lonely but enigmatic beauty. Times, Sunday Times
She grew up in a rarefied world of private girls' schools and arranged marriages.
Half of those surveyed said that they were members of the middle class, a social status that was once considered far more rarefied. Times, Sunday Times
The key question has been how far the problems have spread beyond rarefied banking circles. Times, Sunday Times
An appropriately rarefied setting for the ethereal folkie. Times, Sunday Times
He was soaring in rarefied air - and then he looked down. Times, Sunday Times

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