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- 1. stylish or superior: North American "an oasis of classily high-toned culture"
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The meaning of HIGH-TONED is high in social, moral, or intellectual quality. How to use high-toned in a sentence.
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.
Define high-toned. high-toned synonyms, high-toned pronunciation, high-toned translation, English dictionary definition of high-toned. adj. 1. Intellectually, morally, or socially superior. 2. Fashionable or pretentious: a high-toned restaurant. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...
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.
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.
Synonyms for HIGH-TONED: highbrow, cerebral, intellectual, civilized, cultured, polished, intellectualistic, bourgeois; Antonyms of HIGH-TONED: barbarous, unrefined, ignorant, unpolished, uncivilized, barbaric, uncultured, uneducated.
/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.
having or aspiring to good taste, high standards, or refinement: He writes for a high-toned literary review. affectedly stylish or genteel. Also, high ′ -tone ′ .
