What does highfalutin mean?

highfalutin means "affectedly genteel".

How many syllables are in highfalutin?

highfalutin has 4 syllables: high-fa-lu-tin. The stress falls on "lu". In IPA it is /ˌhaɪfəˈlutɪn/.

What is another word for highfalutin?

Close synonyms include grandiose, hifalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is highfalutin a common word?

highfalutin is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Highfalutin — meaning and pronunciation

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
affectedly genteel
Synonymsgrandiose hifalutin highfaluting hoity-toity la-di-da
Similarpretentious

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What does highfalutin mean?: highfalutin means "affectedly genteel".

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