Rarefied - English meaning

Rarefied – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
(of air, especially that at high altitudes) of lower pressure than usual; thin.
Usage examples:
Every ounce carried counts triple when you're trudging uphill in rarefied air
adjective
Distant from the lives and concerns of ordinary people; esoteric.
Usage examples:
Rarefied scholarly pursuits
Synonims:
Esoteric Exclusive Select Private Cliquish Elevated Exalted Lofty

verb
Make or become less dense or solid.
Usage examples:
Air rarefies and degrounds the physical body

adjective
Not ordinary, esp. because of being related to wealth, high social position, art, or literature
Usage examples:
You get a very rarefied view of things living on a college campus.

Rarefied translation into English

Rarefied: translate from English into Chinese

稀有

Rarefied: translate from English into Dutch

Ijle, Verdunnen, Ijler worden, Zuiveren, Verfijnen, Zich verdunnen

Rarefied: translate from English into French

Raréfié, Raréfier, Se raréfier

Rarefied: translate from English into German

Verdünnt, Dünn, Exklusiv

Rarefied: translate from English into Hindi

दुर्लभ, विरल करना, छीदा करना, कम घना करना

Rarefied: translate from English into Italian

Rarefatto, Rarefare

Rarefied: translate from English into Korean

희박한, 희박하게 하다, 공기 따위를 희박하게 하다, 가스 따위를 희박하게 하다, 순화하다, 정화하다, 희박해지다

Rarefied: translate from English into Russian

Разреженный

Rarefied: translate from English into Spanish

Enrarecido, Ralo

Word origin

late Middle English: from Old French rarefier, or medieval Latin rareficare, based on Latin rarus ‘rare’ + facere ‘make’.

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Rarefied – similar words

rarefiers

noun
Something that rarefies, especially an apparatus for pumping air out of a vessel.

Rarefiers - all meanings in English

rarefier

noun
Something that rarefies, especially an apparatus for pumping air out of a vessel.

Rarefier - all meanings in English

rarefiable

adjective
Capable of being rarefied.

Rarefiable - all meanings in English

Rarefied synonims

cliquish

adjective
(of a group or place) tending to form or hold exclusive groups and so not welcoming to outsiders.
Usage examples:
A notoriously cliquish political club

adjective
Behaving like a clique, not making other people feel welcome
Usage examples:
I decided not to join the tennis club because i found it very cliquey.

Cliquish - all meanings in English

elevated

adjective
Situated or placed higher than the surrounding area.
Usage examples:
This hotel has an elevated position above the village

verb
Raise or lift (something) to a higher position.
Usage examples:
The exercise will naturally elevate your chest and head

adjective
Raised
Usage examples:
The doctor said i was to keep my leg elevated., there is an elevated area at the back of the buildi…

Elevated - all meanings in English

esoteric

adjective
Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
Usage examples:
Esoteric philosophical debates

adjective
Intended for or understood by only a few people who have special knowledge
Usage examples:
Literary readings can sometimes seem esoteric, but we are trying to make them more attractive to mo…

Esoteric - all meanings in English

exalted

adjective
(of a person or their rank or status) at a high or powerful level.
Usage examples:
It had taken her years of infighting to reach her present exalted rank

verb
Think or speak very highly of (someone or something).
Usage examples:
The party will continue to exalt their hero

Exalted - all meanings in English

exclusive

adjective
Excluding or not admitting other things.
Usage examples:
An exclusive focus on success and making money

noun
An item or story published or broadcast by only one source.
Usage examples:
The three media outlets that have broadcast or published exclusives about torture at abu ghraib - c…

adjective
Limited to only one person or group of people
Usage examples:
The pool is for the exclusive use of residents of springfield., an exclusive club

Exclusive - all meanings in English

lofty

ˈlɒf.ti

adjective
Of imposing height.
Usage examples:
The elegant square was shaded by lofty palms

adjective
High
Usage examples:
Lofty mountains, lofty sentiments

Lofty - all meanings in English

private

adjective
Belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group of people only.
Usage examples:
All bedrooms have private facilities

noun
The lowest rank in the army, below lance corporal or private first class.
Usage examples:
He enlisted in the army in 1980 and was first assigned as a young private as a supply clerk in germ…

Private - all meanings in English

select

verb
Carefully choose as being the best or most suitable.
Usage examples:
Children must select their gcse subjects

adjective
(of a group of people or things) carefully chosen from a larger number as being the best or most valuable.
Usage examples:
He joined his select team of young intelligence operatives

verb
Pick out or choose from a number of alternatives

Select - all meanings in English

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