HIGH-FLOWN

Meaning of HIGH-FLOWN in English

(a.) Elevated; proud.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

HIGH-FLOWN — adjective Date: 1647 exceedingly or excessively high or favorable, having an excessively embellished or inflated character ; pretentious
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIGH-FLOWN — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : being high above the ordinary level of thought or sentiment : elevated , exalted argue in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGH-FLOWN — (a.) Turgid; extravagant; bombastic; inflated; as, high-flown language.
Английский словарь Webster
HIGH-FLOWN — ( a. ) Turgid; extravagant; bombastic; inflated; as, high-flown language.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH-FLOWN — ( a. ) Elevated; proud.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH-FLOWN — /huy"flohn"/ , adj. 1. extravagant in aims, pretensions, etc. 2. pretentiously lofty; bombastic: We couldn't endure his high-flown oratory. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH-FLOWN — adjective Date: 1647 1. : exceedingly or excessively high or favorable 2. : having an excessively embellished or inflated character …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH-FLOWN — adj elevated; proud. 2. high-flown ·adj turgid; extravagant; bombastic; inflated; as, high-flown language.
Webster English vocab
HIGH-FLOWN — Pronunciation: ' h ī - ' fl ō n Function: adjective Date: 1647 1 : exceedingly or excessively high or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HIGH-FLOWN — ■ adjective (especially of language) extravagant or grandiose.
Concise Oxford English vocab
HIGH-FLOWN — [high-flown] adj (1647) 1: exceedingly or excessively high or favorable 2: having an excessively embellished or inflated character: pretentious "inflated …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH-FLOWN — high-flown BrE AmE ˌhaɪ ˈfləʊn ◂ AmE \ -ˈfloʊn ◂ ▶ ˌ high-flown ˈ language BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIGH-FLOWN — adjective (usually disapproving ) ( of language and ideas ) very grand and complicated SYN bombastic : His high-flown style …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH-FLOWN — ˌhigh-ˈflown BrE AmE adjective high-flown language sounds impressive but does not have much real meaning
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIGH-FLOWN — High-flown language is very grand, formal, or literary. ADJ : usu ADJ n [ disapproval ]
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH-FLOWN — High-flown language is very grand, formal, or literary. ADJ: usu ADJ n disapproval
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HIGH-FLOWN — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Clark never developed high-flown ideas about saving the world. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIGH FLOWN — Synonyms and related words : Gongoresque, Johnsonian, absurd, affected, aggrandized, ambitious, amplified, arrogant, ballyhooed, bedizened, beyond belief, big, big-sounding, bizarre, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH-FLOWN — Function: adjective Synonyms: RHETORICAL , aureate, bombastic, declamatory, euphuistic, flowery, grandiloquent, magniloquent, overblown, swollen
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HIGH-FLOWN — a. 1. Elevated, presumptuous, swollen, proud, lofty. 2. Extravagant, lofty, high-colored, over-drawn, overstrained. 3. Turgid, swollen, bombastic, pretentious, pompous, strained.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
HIGH-FLOWN — adjective Synonyms: rhetorical , aureate, bombastic, declamatory, euphuistic, flowery, grandiloquent, magniloquent, overblown, swollen
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH-FLOWN — 25B6; adjective GRAND, extravagant, elaborate, flowery, ornate, overblown, overdone, overwrought, grandiloquent, magniloquent, grandiose, inflated, affected, pretentious, turgid; informal windy, purple, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH-FLOWN — прил. высокопарный, высокий, напыщенный Syn : bombastic, grandiloquent, turgid; stilted часто (ироничное) вызвышенный, выспренный, высокопарный - * ideals возвышенные идеалы …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH-FLOWN — high-flown.ogg ͵haıʹfləʋn a 1> часто ирон. возвышенный, выспренний, высокопарный high-flown ideals - возвышенные идеалы 2> напыщенный high-flown phrases style - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HIGH-FLOWN — высокий, высокопарный, напыщенный (о стиле и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HIGH FLOWN — (a) возвышенный; высокопарный; выспренний; напыщенный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HIGH-FLOWN — a 1) часто ирон. возвышенный, выспренний, высокопарный ~ ideals - возвышенные идеалы 2) напыщенный ~ phrases [style] - напыщенные речи …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HIGH-FLOWN — a 1> часто ирон. возвышенный, выспренний, высокопарный high-flown ideals - возвышенные идеалы 2> напыщенный high-flown phrases style - напыщенные речи …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH FLOWN — высокий, высокопарный, напыщенный, выспренний
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HIGH FLOWN — высокий, высокопарный, напыщенный, выспренний
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HIGH-FLOWN — прил. высокопарный, высокий, напыщенный Syn: bombastic , grandiloquent , turgid , stilted
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HIGH-FLOWN — прил. высокопарный, высокий, напыщенный Syn: bombastic, grandiloquent, turgid, stilted
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HIGH-FLOWN — _a. высокий, высокопарный, напыщенный (о стиле и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HIGH-FLOWN — a. высокий, высокопарный, напыщенный (о стиле и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HIGH-FLOWN — высокий, высокопарный, напыщенный (о стиле и т. п.)
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
HIGH-FLOWN — _a. высокий, высокопарный, напыщенный (о стиле и т.п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
HIGH-FLOWN — [adj.] напыщенный
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
HIGH-FLOWN — a напыщенный
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
HIGH-FLOWN — прил. высокопарный, высокий, напыщенный Syn : bombastic, grandiloquent, turgid; stilted часто (ироничное) вызвышенный, выспренный, высокопарный - * ideals возвышенные идеалы …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLOWN — see: fly II. adjective Etymology: archaic past participle of 1flow Date: 1626 filled to excess
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIGH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty …
Английский словарь Британика
HIGH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLOWN — I. past part of fly II. adjective Etymology: from archaic past part of flow (I) : filled especially to excess …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLOWN — (p. p.) of Fly
Английский словарь Webster
FLOWN — (a.) Flushed, inflated.
Английский словарь Webster
FLOWN — () p. p. of Fly; -- often used with the auxiliary verb to be; as, the birds are flown.
Английский словарь Webster
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
FLOWN — flown 1 /flohn/ , v. a pp. of fly 1 . flown 2 /flohn/ , adj. 1. decorated with colors …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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
FLOWN — I. ˈflōn past participle of fly II. adjective Etymology: archaic past participle of flow (I) Date: 1626 : filled to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH — vi to hie. 2. high ·noun the highest card dealt or drawn. 3. high ·noun people of rank or high …
Webster English vocab
FLOWN — adj flushed, inflated. 2. flown ·p.p. of fly. 3. flown ·- ·p.p. of fly; often used with the auxiliary …
Webster English vocab
FLOWN — past participle of fly 1 .
Concise Oxford 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
FLOWN — [flown] past part of fly [2]flown adj [archaic pp. of [1]flow] (1626): filled to excess
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
FLOWN — flown BrE AmE fləʊn § ˈfləʊ ən AmE floʊn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIGH
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLOWN — pp of fly
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
FLOWN — flown /fləʊn $ floʊn/ BrE AmE the past participle of ↑ fly 1
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIGH
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLOWN — past part. of FLY(1).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIGH
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

Английский словарь Webster

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