high-flown

Describes language or ideas that are elaborate, grandiose, or pretentious.

ruОписывает язык или идеи, которые являются вычурными, напыщенными или претенциозными.esDescribe un lenguaje o ideas que son exageradamente elegantes, afectados o pretenciosos, a menudo con un tono grandilocuente o pomposo.frSe dit d'un langage ou d'idées excessivement ornés, ampoulés ou prétentieux.deBeschreibt eine Sprache oder Ideen, die schwülstig, hochtrabend oder pretentiös wirken; oft übertrieben feierlich oder gekünstelt.ptDescreve uma linguagem ou ideia rebuscada, pomposa ou pretensiosa, geralmente com excesso de floreio e sem substância.zh形容语言或思想浮夸、做作、华而不实，显得矫揉造作或自命不凡。arيصف لغة أو أفكارًا متكلفة أو منتفخة أو متبجحة أو متعالية. ويشير إلى الكلام المنمق المبالغ فيه الذي لا يتناسب مع الموضوع.

1. Pretentious or grandiloquent C1 formal

   Describing language or ideas that are overly elaborate, lofty, or pompous, often to impress others.

   • His high-flown speech about the future impressed no one.
   • She dismissed his high-flown theories as impractical.
   • The article was full of high-flown rhetoric but lacked substance.

   ruВысокопарныйesAltisonante o grandilocuentefrPompeux ou grandiloquentdeHochtrabendptEmpoladozh浮夸arمُنْتَفِخ

   المرادفات: bombasticfloridflowerygrandiloquentgrandiosehigh-soundinginflatedmagniloquentornateoverblownoverwroughtpompouspretentiousstiltedturgid

   الأضداد: down-to-earthhumblemodestnaturalplainspokensimpleunpretentious

2. Elevated or noble in nature C1 formal

   Having high moral or intellectual value; refined or exalted in style or ideals.

   • The poet's high-flown verses celebrated the beauty of nature.
   • He pursued high-flown ideals of justice and equality.
   • Her high-flown ambitions led her to become a respected leader.

   ruВозвышенныйesElevado o noblefrélevé, nobledeErhabenptElevadozh崇高的arمُتَسامٍ

   المرادفات: elevatedexaltedgrandhigh-mindedloftynoblerefinedsublime

   الأضداد: basecommonhumbleignoblelowmeanvulgar

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• most high-flown superlative form