The meaning of Rarified

ˈreə.rɪ.faɪ

Rarified – definition

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

verb
To become less solid or dense; to make something do this
Usage examples:
The primordial cosmic soup is full of sound waves compressing and rarefying matter and light.

Rarified translation into English

Rarified: translate from English into Chinese

稀有

Rarified: translate from English into Dutch

Verheven

Rarified: translate from English into French

Raréfié

Rarified: translate from English into German

Verfeinert

Rarified: translate from English into Hindi

दुर्लभ

Rarified: translate from English into Italian

Rarefatto

Rarified: translate from English into Korean

희소화

Rarified: translate from English into Russian

Разреженный

Rarified: translate from English into Spanish

Enrarecido

Word origin

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

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Rarified – similar words

rarifies

ˈrɛːrɪfʌɪ

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

All meanings and translations of Rarifies

Rarified 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.

All meanings and translations of Cliquish

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…

All meanings and translations of Elevated

esoteric

ˌiː.səˈter.ɪk

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…

All meanings and translations of Esoteric

exalted

ɪɡˈzɔːlt

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

All meanings and translations of Exalted

exclusive

ɪkˈskluː.sɪv

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

All meanings and translations of Exclusive

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

All meanings and translations of Lofty

select

sɪˈlɛkt

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

All meanings and translations of Select

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