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adjective
- 1. stylish or superior: North American "an oasis of classily high-toned culture"
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High-toned means high in social, moral, or intellectual quality, or pretentious, pompous. See examples of high-toned in sentences, word history, synonyms, and related words.
1. Rare. high in tone; high-pitched. 2. characterized by dignity, lofty moral or intellectual quality, high principles, etc. often used ironically or humorously. 3. US, Informal. of or imitating the manners, attitudes, etc. of the upper classes.
High-toned means having a superior social, moral, or intellectual quality, or affectedly stylish or genteel. Find out the origin, usage, and antonyms of this adjective from various dictionaries and thesaurus.
adjective. having high principles; dignified. having or aspiring to good taste, high standards, or refinement: He writes for a high-toned literary review. affectedly stylish or genteel. high-toned. adjective. having a superior social, moral, or intellectual quality. affectedly superior. high in tone. Discover More. Word History and Origins.
Definitions of high-toned. adjective. pretentiously elegant. “a high-toned restaurant”. synonyms: high-class. elegant. refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style.
/ˈhaɪˌtoʊnd/ HIGH-tohnd. See pronunciation. Where does the adjective high-toned come from? Earliest known use. mid 1700s. high-toned is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: high adj., tone n., ‑ed suffix2. See etymology. Nearby entries. high-ticket, adj. 1943–. high tide, n. Old English–. highting, n.¹ a1387–98.
High-toned definition: Intellectually, morally, or socially superior.
