rarified

• يصف شيئًا ساميًا أو راقيًا أو حصريًا؛ ويُستعمل غالبًا للإشارة إلى أوساط فكرية أو اجتماعية شديدة الانتقائية.

Describes something that is elevated, refined, or exclusive; often used to refer to intellectual or social circles that are highly selective.

1. C1formal

   Having low density, especially of air or atmosphere.

   مُخَلْخَل

   • The air at high altitudes is rarified and difficult to breathe.
   • Mountaineers must adapt to the rarified atmosphere of the peaks.
   • The rarified air in the desert made the heat feel even more intense.

   المرادفاتlightraresubtletenuousthin

   الأضدادdensethick

2. Elevated or exclusiveC1formal

   Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; belonging to a select or exclusive group.

   سامٍ أو نخبوي

   • The discussion moved into rarified philosophical territory.
   • He moved in rarified circles of academia and high finance.
   • Her taste in art was considered too rarified for the general public.

   المرادفاتelevatedesotericetherealexaltedexclusivehigh-mindedloftynoblerefinedselect

   الأضدادcommonordinaryplebeianpopularvulgar

• فعل يدل على جعل الشيء قليلًا أو متباعدًا أو أقل كثافة أو تخفيف كثافته؛ يُستعمل في السياقات الفيزيائية والكيميائية وفي المجاز بمعنى إضعاف المحتوى أو تقليله.

An obsolete verb meaning to make rare, thin, or less dense; to rarefy.

1. Make more complex or refinedC2formal

   To make something more intricate, sophisticated, or refined in nature.

   تعقيد أو تنميق

   • The author sought to rarify the plot with subtle symbolism.
   • His arguments were designed to rarify the philosophical debate.
   • The artist's later works rarify the themes of his earlier period.

   المرادفاتcultivateelaboratepolishrefinesophisticate

   الأضدادcoarsensimplify