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rarefied

Pronunciation:  'rehru`fId

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

 

 

 

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