Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high-toned

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: high---toned
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a pretentious, high-class attitude

Example Sentences

"A robber is more high-toned than what a pirate is—as a general thing. In most countries they’re awful high up in the nobility—dukes and such."
"Maybe real estate developers with friends on the City Council have wanted to convert Hennepin Avenue, where the Locker Room and the bookstores are located, into a higher-toned entertainment district."
"New American Library took an atypically high-toned approach to illustrating the Signet edition of William's Streetcar Named Desire, using a painting by acclaimed social realist Thomas Hart Benton."

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

high-class

Questions

What does high-toned mean?: Having a pretentious, high-class attitude

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