high-flown

• Describe un lenguaje o ideas que son exageradamente elegantes, afectados o pretenciosos, a menudo con un tono grandilocuente o pomposo.

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

1. Pretentious or grandiloquentC1formal

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

   Altisonante o grandilocuente

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbombasticfloridflowerygrandiloquentgrandiosehigh-soundinginflatedmagniloquentornateoverblownoverwroughtpompouspretentiousstiltedturgid

   Antónimosdown-to-earthhumblemodestnaturalplainspokensimpleunpretentious

2. Elevated or noble in natureC1formal

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

   Elevado o noble

   • 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.

   Sinónimoselevatedexaltedgrandhigh-mindedloftynoblerefinedsublime

   Antónimosbasecommonhumbleignoblelowmeanvulgar