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highfalutin
high·fa·lu·tin or hi·fa·lu·tin H0190400 (hī′fə-lo͞ot′n) also high·fa·lu·ting (-lo͞ot′n, -lo͞o′tĭng)adj. Informal Pompous or pretentious: "highfalutin reasons for denying direct federal assistance to the unemployed" (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.).
[Origin unknown.]highfalutin (ˌhaɪfəˈluːtɪn) or hifalutin; highfalutingadjinformal pompous or pretentious[C19: from high + -falutin, perhaps variant of fluting, from flute]high•fa•lu•tin (ˌhaɪ fəˈlut n) also high•fa•lu•ting (-ˈlu tɪŋ, -ˈlut n)
adj. Informal. pompous; haughty; pretentious. [1830–40; high + falutin (perhaps orig. flutin, variant of fluting, present participle of flute)] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | highfalutin - affectedly genteelhifalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da, grandiosepretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" |
highfalutinadjective (Informal) pompous, lofty, high-flown, pretentious, grandiose, swanky (informal), florid, bombastic, supercilious, high-sounding, arty-farty (informal), magniloquent This isn't highfalutin art.highfalutin or hifalutin
also highfaluting
adjectiveInformal. Characterized by an exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance:grandiose, hoity-toity, pompous, pretentious, puffed-up, puffy, self-important.Translationshighfalutin
Synonyms for highfalutinadj pompousSynonyms- pompous
- lofty
- high-flown
- pretentious
- grandiose
- swanky
- florid
- bombastic
- supercilious
- high-sounding
- arty-farty
- magniloquent
Synonyms for highfalutinadj characterized by an exaggerated show of dignity or self-importanceSynonyms- grandiose
- hoity-toity
- pompous
- pretentious
- puffed-up
- puffy
- self-important
Synonyms for highfalutinadj affectedly genteelSynonyms- hifalutin
- highfaluting
- hoity-toity
- la-di-da
- grandiose
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