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[ rair-uh-fahyd ] / ˈrɛər əˌfaɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rarefied ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveextremely high or elevated; lofty; exalted: the rarefied atmosphere of a scholarly symposium. of, belonging to, or appealing to an exclusive group; select; esoteric: rarefied tastes. Origin of rarefiedFirst recorded in 1625–35; rarefy + -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM rarefiedul·tra·rar·e·fied, adjectiveun·rar·e·fied, adjectiveWords nearby rarefiedrare book, rare earth, rare-earth element, raree show, rarefaction, rarefied, rarefy, rare gas, rarely, rarely ever, rareripe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rarefiedThese subtleties are easily missed from the national perspective and, apparently, inside the rarefied air of the NRCC. Mark Sanford Ditched by NRCC, but Counting Him Out Would Be Unwise|John Avlon|April 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST St. Peter Damian damned her for “excessive delicacy” in preferring such a rarefied implement to her God-given hands. The Strange Way We Eat: Bee Wilson’s ‘Consider the Fork’|Bee Wilson|October 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST She is not some rarefied doyenne whose choices carry moral clout. Kate's Controversial Gown|Robin Givhan|July 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST With that single gesture, he put a human face on this rarefied brand, one that last year boasted €826 million in revenue. Galliano Erased at Christian Dior|Robin Givhan|March 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Birmingham, after all, seems an unlikely breeding ground for so rarefied a creature as the author of In Patagonia. The Enigmatic Nomad|Kirk Davis Swinehart|February 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST The brilliant sun of the tropics, burning mercilessly through the rarefied air, causes the scant vegetation to wither. I confess I could not possibly live in the rarefied atmosphere of a final solution. The Friendly Road|(AKA David Grayson) Ray Stannard Baker Here he seemed to be rid of the aura of the dining-room portrait and in a rarefied atmosphere of Tudor turbulence. The Orchard of Tears|Sax Rohmer The impregnation may also be effected in rarefied air under a bell glass (p. 68). The Preservation of Antiquities|Friedrich Rathgen The air from the mouth of a singer is alternately condensed and rarefied just as you see here. Scientific American Supplement, No. 467, December 13, 1884|Various
British Dictionary definitions for rarefied
adjectiveexalted in nature or character; loftya rarefied spiritual existence current within only a small group; esoteric or exclusive (of a gas, esp the atmosphere at high altitudes) having a low density; thin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rarefiedexalted, esoteric, lofty, select, elevated, private, cliquish |