HIGH-SOUNDING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does high-sounding mean? 

• HIGH-SOUNDING (adjective)
  The adjective HIGH-SOUNDING has 1 sense:

1. pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)

  Familiarity information: HIGH-SOUNDING used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HIGH-SOUNDING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)

Synonyms:

high-flown; high-sounding; inflated

Context example:

a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution

Similar:

pretentious (making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)