rarefied

rar·e·fied also rar·i·fied (râr

-f

)

adj.

1. Belonging to or reserved for a small select group; esoteric.

2. Elevated in character or style; lofty.

rarefied [ˈrɛərɪˌfaɪd]

adj

1. exalted in nature or character; lofty a rarefied spiritual existence

2. current within only a small group; esoteric or exclusive

3. (Physics / General Physics) (of a gas, esp the atmosphere at high altitudes) having a low density; thin

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Adj.	1.	rarefied - having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air" rarified, rare thin - relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil"
	2.	rarefied - of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose" exalted, lofty, noble-minded, high-minded, idealistic, rarified, elevated, high-flown, sublime, grand noble - having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"

rarefied

adjective exclusive, select, esoteric, cliquish, private, occult, clannish the rarefied atmosphere of university

Translations

rarefied [ˈrɛərɪfaɪd] ADJ → enrarecido

rarefied

adj atmosphere, air → dünn; (fig) → exklusiv

rarefied [ˈrɛərɪˌfaɪd] adj (atmosphere, air) → rarefatto/a (fig) → raffinato/a

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attenuated
attenuating
elevated
ethereal
exalted
high-flown
high-minded
Ichorous
idealistic
interplanetary gas
interplanetary medium
lofty
Natural draught
noble-minded
Olympian
Pneumotherapy
rare
rarefy

And what can physicians conjecture from feeling the pulse unless they know that according as the blood changes its nature it can be rarefied by the warmth of the heart, in a higher or lower degree, and more or less quickly than before?

Reason For Discourse by Descartes, Rene View in context

, thinner--than the atmosphere of the surrounding country, a plane drops a little on entering the rarefied area, precisely as a ship sinks a little in fresh water.

Actions and Reactions by Kipling, Rudyard View in context

However, were the forty-four thousand eight hundred and forty-seven cubic feet of gas of which we speak, all introduced into the balloon, it would be entirely filled; but that would not do, because, as the balloon continued to mount into the more rarefied layers of the atmosphere, the gas within would dilate, and soon burst the cover containing it.

Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context

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