Pronunciation: /haɪ floʊn/
adjective exaggerated or pretentious in style or language
A1 The story was too high flown for the children to understand.
A2 The speech was filled with high flown language that went over the audience's heads.
B1 The novel's high flown prose made it difficult for some readers to connect with the characters.
B2 The politician's high flown promises were met with skepticism by the public.
C1 The artist's high flown ideas challenged traditional notions of beauty and art.
C2 The philosopher's high flown theories on morality and ethics were debated by scholars for years.
formal The speaker's high flown rhetoric impressed the audience at the academic conference.
informal I couldn't understand all the high flown language in that book.
slang His high flown ideas are way too out there for me.
figurative Her dreams were always high flown, reaching for the stars.
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