rarefied

Verb

• lessen the density or solidity of
  • "The bones are rarefied"
• make more subtle or refined
• weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
• simple past and past participle of rarefy

Adjective Satellite

• having low density
  • "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"
• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; ; - Oliver Franks

Adj

• Distant from the lives and everyday concerns of ordinary people; esoteric, exclusive, select.
• Elevated in style or nature, sublime; of high intellectual or moral value.
• Less dense than usual; thin.

Examples

• Philosophical debates can be quite rarefied.
• The air at high altitudes at the top of mountains is rarefied.

Synonyms

attenuate, elevated, exalted, grand, high-flown, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, noble-minded, rare, rarefy, rarified, sublimate, sublime, subtilize

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