rarefied

Speech parts

1. rarefied - Adjective

2. rarefied - Verb

Derived from rarefy

4. rarefied - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Rarefy

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

grand rare elevated sublime idealistic lofty exalted high-minded high-flown noble-minded rarified airy lacy high light
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Antonyms

elementary fed feed dense flourishing dreadful
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Phrases with the word

rarefied gas

Examples

Alternate currents, especially of high frequencies, pass with astonishing freedom through even slightly rarefied gases. The upper strata of the air are rarefied. To reach a number of miles out into space requires the overcoming of difficulties of a merely mechanical nature. Nikola Tesla

The properties of the air are such that it may become condensed or rarefied. Leonardo da Vinci

Art's true purpose is to be human as opposed to some rarefied activity set away from real life. I think art should help you to navigate the real challenges of being a human being. Martin Firrell

The area of teenage life is not necessarily rarefied; we've all gone through that period. It's not as rarefied as a western or a space adventure or a gangster film, but it has its own dynamic. Gus Van Sant

Whereas painting is a more rarefied art form, with a limited audience, I recognized film as this extraordinary social tool that could reach tremendous numbers of people. Kathryn Bigelow

What the poor, the weak, and the inarticulate desperately require is power, organization, and a sense of identity and purpose, not rarefied advice of political scientists. Paul Wellstone

Close letter words and terms

rarefactive rarefiable rarefication rarefied gas rarefier rarefy