Rarified (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The hikers struggled to breathe in the rarefied air at the summit of the mountain.
- The scientist studied the properties of rarefied gases in a vacuum chamber.
- The thin atmosphere on Mars is a rarefied environment that poses significant challenges for human exploration.
- At high altitudes, the air becomes rarefied, making it difficult for aircraft engines to function efficiently.
- The climbers experienced lightheadedness and fatigue due to the rarefied air at the high camp.
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Meaning 2
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.