Definition of 'rarefied'

See also: rarefy 

Adjective

1. having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"
      Synonyms: rare rarified
2. reserved for an elite group
      Synonyms: rarified
3. 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"
      Synonyms: exalted sublime grand high-flown high-minded lofty rarified idealistic noble-minded

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