rarefied

Definition of Rarefied in English :

1. rare, rarefied, rarified

having low density

Example Sentences:
'rare gasses'
'lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air'

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

Example Sentences:
'an exalted ideal'
'argue in terms of high-flown ideals'
'a noble and lofty concept'
'a grand purpose'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rarefied

adjective

1.

exalted in nature or character; lofty

a rarefied spiritual existence

2.

current within only a small group; esoteric or exclusive

3.

(of a gas, esp the atmosphere at high altitudes) having a low density; thin

adj.

1. Not dense; thin: the rarefied air of the high peaks.

2. Belonging to or reserved for a small select group; exclusive: accepted in the most rarefied social circles.

3. Refined or esoteric: rarefied academic theorizing; a man of rarefied appetites.