rarefied
adjective
1. having low density
- rare gasses
- lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air
Similar word(s): thin, rare, rarified
2. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
Similar word(s): noble, elevated, exalted, grand, idealistic, lofty, rarified, sublime
Sentences with rarefied as an adjective:
- Philosophical debates can be quite rarefied.
- The air at high altitudes at the top of mountains is rarefied.
verb
1. simple past tense and past participle of rarefy