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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahy-fuh-loot-n]
- /ˌhaɪ fəˈlut n/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahy-fuh-loot-n]
- /ˌhaɪ fəˈlut n/
Definitions of hifalutin word
- adjective hifalutin pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious. 1
- noun hifalutin Alternative form of highfalutin. 1
- abbreviation HIFALUTIN highfalutin 0
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Origin of hifalutin
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; high + falutin (perhaps orig. flutin, variant of fluting, present participle of flute)
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Parts of speech for Hifalutin
noun
adjective
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hifalutin popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
hifalutin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hifalutin
adj hifalutin
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- pretentious — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- cocky — Someone who is cocky is so confident and sure of their abilities that they annoy other people.
- pompous — characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
- arrogant — Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others.
adjective hifalutin
- highfalutin — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- affected — If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
- grandiose — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- grandiloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- high-flown — extravagant in aims, pretensions, etc.
Antonyms for hifalutin
adj hifalutin
- humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- modest — having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- unconceited — having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.
adjective hifalutin
- down-to-earth — practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.
- deprecating — A deprecating attitude, gesture, or remark shows that you think that something is not very good, especially something associated with yourself.
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