Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high-minded

/hˌaɪmˈaɪndɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: high---mind-ed
IPA: /hˌaɪmˈaɪndɪd/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Given to idealism.

adj

Refined, cultured, particularly civilized.

adj

Proud or arrogant.

adj

Example Sentences

"Walter was the ideal—generous, high-minded, clear in perception; but sensitive, even weak, in action; or, rather, too apt to imagine a world full of lofty aims and noble impulses, and then fancying that was the world in which he had to live."
"After the pause for much more self-deprecating laughter and with everyone listening, Salmond rounded off his story on a high-minded note. The hospital near that village is also powered by the same hydro project, he told them."

Inflected Forms

more high-minded (comparative) most high-minded (superlative)

Phrases

high-mindedly high-mindedness

Synonyms

exalted elevated sublime grand high-flown lofty rarefied rarified idealistic noble-minded

Rhymes With

reminded blinded

Questions

How do you pronounce high-minded?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˌaɪmˈaɪndɪd/.
What does high-minded mean?: Given to idealism.

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