high-flown

Meaning

  1. pretentiously eloquent; highly figurative
  2. lofty, extravagant, refined

Synonyms

bombastic
high-sounding
pompous
C2
grand
A2
grandiloquent
rarified
elevated
C2
exalted
23k
high-minded
idealistic
25k
inflated
24k
lofty
20k

noble-minded

rarefied
sublime
C2
turgid
tall
B1
orotund
flamboyant
28k
pontifical
purple
B2
hifalutin

high-flying

tumid
fustian
sententious
stilted
artsy
38k
magniloquent
Translations

buitennissig

buitensporig
extravagant
apprêté
ampoulé

qui affiche des goûts artistiques

eccentrico
elevado
sublime
bombástico
noble
altisonante
campanudo
elevado

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