high-flying

high-fly·ing

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahy flahy-ing]
- /haɪ ˈflaɪ ɪŋ/
- /haɪ ˈflaɪɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy flahy-ing]
- /haɪ ˈflaɪ ɪŋ/

Definitions of high-flying word

adjective high-flying moving upward to or along at a considerable height: highflying planes. 1
adjective high-flying extravagant or extreme in aims, opinions, etc.; unduly lofty: highflying ideas about life. 1
adjective high-flying having a high cost or perceived value: the highflying glamour stocks. 1
adjective high-flying A high-flying person is successful or is likely to be successful in their career. 0
adjective high-flying having great ambition or ability 0

See all 5 definitions of high-flying

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Origin of high-flying

First appearance:

before 1575

One of the 34% oldest English words

First recorded in 1575-85; high + flying

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Parts of speech for High-flying

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of High-flying

high-flying popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for high-flying

adjective high-flying

grandiose — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.

Just one Synonym for high-flying