How to Spell rarefied
rarefied
rarefied - adjective
- Distant from the lives and everyday concerns of ordinary people; esoteric, exclusive, select.
- Elevated in style or nature, sublime; of high intellectual or moral value.
- (of a gas etc.) Less dense than usual; thin.
Source: Free Dictionary
"Philosophical debates can be quite rarefied."
Usage examples
Rarefied describes air that is thin (like high up in mountains) or something that only special people experience. You'll see it in science and literature.
Common misspellings
rarefied, rarified, rarefyed
Word family
rarefy, rarefying, rarefaction
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