HIGH-SOUNDING

Meaning of HIGH-SOUNDING in English

adjective

( especially BrE , often disapproving ) ( of language or ideas ) complicated and intended to sound important

SYN pretentious

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

HIGH-SOUNDING — adjective Date: 1711 pompous , imposing
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIGH-SOUNDING — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : pompous , imposing high-sounding but barren title — J.L.Motley
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGH-SOUNDING — (a.) Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or titles.
Английский словарь Webster
HIGH-SOUNDING — ( a. ) Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or titles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH-SOUNDING — /huy"sown"ding/ , adj. having an impressive or pretentious sound; grand: the high-sounding titles of minor officials. [ 1550-60 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH-SOUNDING — adjective Date: 1711 : pompous , imposing
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH-SOUNDING — adj pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or titles.
Webster English vocab
HIGH-SOUNDING — Pronunciation: ' h ī - ' sau ̇ n-di ŋ Function: adjective Date: 1711 : POMPOUS , IMPOSING
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HIGH-SOUNDING — [high-sound.ing] adj (1784): pompous, imposing
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH-SOUNDING — high-sounding BrE AmE ˌhaɪ ˈsaʊnd ɪŋ ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIGH-SOUNDING — ˌhigh-ˈsounding BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] high-sounding statements, principles etc seem very impressive but are often insincere
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIGH-SOUNDING — You can use high-sounding to describe language and ideas which seem very grand and important, especially when you think they …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH-SOUNDING — You can use ~ to describe language and ideas which seem very grand and important, especially when you think they …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HIGH-SOUNDING — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ It was also due to a barbaric delight in high-sounding verbiage, and probably this was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIGH SOUNDING — Synonyms and related words : Gongoresque, Johnsonian, affected, alto, bedizened, big-sounding, convoluted, declamatory, elevated, euphuistic, falsetto, flamboyant, flaming, flashy, flaunting, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH-SOUNDING — {adj.} Sounding important; said for showing off; too fancy. * /The politician's speech was full of high-sounding words./ * /Mr. …
Slang English vocab
HIGH-SOUNDING — Function: adjective Synonyms: PRETENTIOUS 3, arty, arty-crafty, big, imposing, overblown
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HIGH-SOUNDING — adjective Synonyms: pretentious 3, arty, arty-crafty, big, imposing, overblown
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH-SOUNDING — 25B6; adjective GRAND, high-flown, extravagant, elaborate, flowery, ornate, overblown, overdone, overwrought, grandiloquent, magniloquent, grandiose, inflated, affected, pretentious, turgid; informal windy, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH-SOUNDING — {adj.} Sounding important; said for showing off; too fancy. * /The politician's speech was full of high-sounding words./ * /Mr. …
Словарь английских идиом
HIGH-SOUNDING — adj. Sounding important; said for showing off; too fancy. The politician's speech was full of high-sounding words. Mr. Brown filled …
American Idioms English vocabulary
HIGH-SOUNDING — прил. громкий, пышный, высокопарный Syn : pompous, bombastic, high-flown звучный громкий, пышный - * words громкие слова - a * …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH-SOUNDING — Пышный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH-SOUNDING — Пышен
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH-SOUNDING — Звучный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH-SOUNDING — a 1. звучный 2. громкий, пышный high-sounding words - громкие слова a high-sounding but barren title - пышный, но ничего …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HIGH-SOUNDING — прил.громкий, пышный, высокопарный Syn:pompous, bombastic, high-flown
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HIGH SOUNDING — (a) громкий; звучный; пышный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HIGH-SOUNDING — a 1. звучный 2. громкий, пышный ~ words - громкие слова a ~ but barren title - пышный, но ничего …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HIGH-SOUNDING — a 1. звучный 2. громкий, пышный high-sounding words - громкие слова a high-sounding but barren title - пышный, но ничего …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH SOUNDING — громкий, пышный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HIGH SOUNDING — громкий, пышный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HIGH-SOUNDING — прил. громкий, пышный, высокопарный Syn: pompous , bombastic , high-flown
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HIGH-SOUNDING — прил. громкий, пышный, высокопарный Syn: pompous, bombastic, high-flown
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HIGH-SOUNDING — _a. пышный, громкий
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HIGH-SOUNDING — a. пышный, громкий
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HIGH-SOUNDING — пышный, громкий
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
HIGH-SOUNDING — _a. пышный, громкий
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
HIGH-SOUNDING — [adj.] громкий, пышный
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
HIGH-SOUNDING — a громкий, пышный
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
HIGH-SOUNDING — прил. громкий, пышный, высокопарный Syn : pompous, bombastic, high-flown звучный громкий, пышный - * words громкие слова - a * …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty …
Английский словарь Британика
SOUNDING — I. ˈsau̇ndiŋ, -dēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of sounden to sound (measure depths) — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOUNDING — (n.) The sand, shells, or the like, that are brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.
Английский словарь Webster
SOUNDING — (n.) Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom; -- …
Английский словарь Webster
SOUNDING — sounding 1 — soundingly , adv. — soundingness , n. /sown"ding/ , adj. 1. emitting or producing a sound or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH — /huy/ , adj., higher, highest , adv., higher, highest , n. adj. 1. having a great or considerable extent or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUNDING — I. ˈsau̇n-diŋ adjective Date: 14th century 1. : resonant , sonorous 2. a. : pompous b. : imposing • sound·ing·ly …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH — I. ˈhī adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOUNDING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of sound. 2. sounding ·noun measurement by sounding; also, the depth so ascertained. 3. sounding ·adj making …
Webster English vocab
HIGH — vi to hie. 2. high ·noun the highest card dealt or drawn. 3. high ·noun people of rank or high …
Webster English vocab
SOUNDING — [sound.ing] adj (14c) 1: resonant, sonorous 2. a: pompous b: imposing -- sound.ing.ly adv [2]sounding n (15c) 1 a: measurement …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH — [high] adj [ME, fr. OE heah; akin to OHG hoh high, Lith kaukaras hill] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having large …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH — high BrE AmE haɪ ▷ higher ˈha ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈhaɪ‿ ə r ▷ highest ˈha ɪ ‿ɪst əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIGH
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH — I. high 1 S1 W1 /haɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative higher , superlative highest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOUNDING — adj. 1 giving forth (esp. loud or resonant) sound (sounding brass). 2 emptily boastful, resonant, or imposing (sounding promises).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOUNDING — n. 1 a the action or process of measuring the depth of water, now usu. by means of echo. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIGH
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOUNDING — adj. 1 giving forth (esp. loud or resonant) sound (sounding brass). 2 emptily boastful, resonant, or imposing (sounding promises).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOUNDING — n. 1 a the action or process of measuring the depth of water, now usu. by means of echo. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIGH
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOUNDING — 1. n.1 a the action or process of measuring the depth of water, now usu. by means of echo. b …
Oxford English vocab

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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